3. Self-Awareness

The concept of being self-aware and able to critically examine your work is covered in this chapter. Standardized testing that records introversion is studied, and the authors ask the reader to take such a test four times. The first test explores the personal or private self. The second test explores the professional self the actor has cultivated. The final two tests are taken as characters the actors have portrayed—one in which they felt successful and another during which they struggled in performance. Two case studies of actors taking the four tests are shared. The question of whether an introvert can successfully portray an extroverted character is examined, while the concept of stretch goals is used to create a process that can expand an actor’s skills.