The Actor's Self Serving Bias: An Exploration of Various Acting Techniques in the Creation of the Role of Kate in Dancing at Lughnasa

In psychology, the self-serving bias refers to a person's tendency to claim responsibility for his or her successes rather than failures. In acting, it takes on new meaning. The study of acting requires that the student use any source that will lead to his or her growth. The bias refers to this tendency towards self-betterment in the artistic process. This study is an attempt to document this process in my creation of the role of Kate in Dancing at Lughnasa. Included in the experiment are outlines of my basic process and the techniques I used to supplement it, how the creation of Kate fit into that process and an assessment of my performance and the usefulness of the various techniques in strengthening my abilities as an actor.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.F.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts

Year

2007

Author dc:creator

• Johnston, Kathleen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Hoover, David
• Karnell, Phillip
• French, Tony

• psychology
• performance
• acting
• assessment

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/521

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-1521