Ultimately, the performance that Tillie gave in the group scene was effective and beautifully brought the character of Martha to life within the scene. From the moment that the scene started, Tillie was using tangible actions in order to help communicate her character’s desires and feelings. This was done incredibly well with the use of a hair tie in the opening image before I came on stage. This tangible action was effective for multiple reasons, with one of the main reasons it worked was that it quickly established how her character felt towards my character within the scene. When people are interested in someone romantically, they often will try to do something with their hands and playing with their hair is one of the more common actions people will take in this situation as their hair is easily accessible in any given moment.…show more content… With both of these ideas in mind, it is clear why her tangible actions at the beginning were effective. Later on in the scene, she used her sweatshirt, the soup pot and spoon, bowls, and the brandy bottle. Whenever Tillie did use an object in the scene, it always felt very natural, in the sense that the use of a tangible always came at a time where a real person may have grabbed an item, and not at times where it would have felt forced. For example, she would go to the soup pot when she was nervous which felt very natural as someone would have to stir the soup, however it also worked as it allowed her to turn her character’s attention away from the other person in the room, forcing the other person to work to win back her attention, which is very effective given the flirtatious context of the
