Veteran acting teacher Steve Wangh developed an exercise that he suggests can teach an actor most of what they need to know about acting. Five or more actors enter the stage together, each with the task of getting the audience to look at them and them alone. Although it seems that this might lead to a free-for-all demonstration of blatant narcissism, in fact actors quickly learn that being loud and obvious does not necessarily attract and hold the attention of the audience. To become un-dismissible demands a concentration of energy and intention into intensely focused action. The audience becomes interested when they begin to suspect rather than be sure of something about an actor’s state. In this way, the actors learn the importance of keeping a certain amount to themselves. Their privacy engenders fascination on the watcher. Too much sharing does not stimulate attraction.
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