Casting Actors Cast

How to Act With Irony

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Today’s episode

is called:

“How to Act with

Irony.”

And I want to

start with a warning:

Irony is one of

the fastest ways actors sabotage themselves.

Not because irony

is bad —

but because it’s

misunderstood.

So today we’re

going to talk about:

*    What irony actually is

*    Why casting loves it when it’s done right

*    And how to play irony without losing truth

 

FIRST: WHAT IRONY

IS (AND ISN’T)

Irony is not:

*    Sarcasm

*    Smirking

*    Winking at the audience

Irony is:

Playing the truth

of the moment while the audience knows more than you do.

The character

believes fully.

The audience

holds the contradiction.

That’s the magic.

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Casting Actors CastBy Jeffrey Dreisbach & Broadway Podcast Network
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