The purpose of this study is to determine the possibility of using Eric Berne's system of transactional analysis to expand and clarify Stanislavski's system of acting. This expansion can form an effective tool for the analysis of character relationships. The value of using Berne's system to expand Stanislavski's is tested by using this combination of systems to analyze the character of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. The results of this analysis serve as a functional model of how these systems may be used together for analysis. This model should be applicable to other characters as well. / Both Stanislavski's and Berne's systems are capsulized in the first part of this study's design in order to identify their working structures. Second, divisional devices of character analysis used by the systems are applied to one episode of A Streetcar Named Desire so that their use together is tested and the results recorded in terms of their accessibility to actors. Next, the restructuring devices of both systems are applied to the same play to ascertain whether they work together and, if so, how an actor can use these devices for character analysis. The concluding section summarizes the results of the analysis, concludes whether or not Berne's system can be used to expand Stanislavski's role analysis, and suggests future research in Stanislavskian role analysis using therapeutic techniques. / To date no study has been published comparing the precepts of Stanislavski and Berne in order to suggest how precepts from transactional analysis can be used to clarify and expand relationships among characters from Stanislavski's system of acting. This study offers a systematic comparison, as well as a concrete demonstration of how the two systems can be used by an actor. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-04, Section: A, page: 0986. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1984.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75288 |
| Contributors | BIANCO, PATRICIA STEVENS., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 249 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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