Up: Acting
(This is my interpretation.)
See also: Beyonds
A list of questions to ask
This isn’t complete by any means, but should give a solid start.
When
- Which century? Which year? Which month?
- Which season?
- What time of day?
- What happened just before this moment? (Moment before)
Where
The space itself:
- What space am I in?
- What is in this space?
- What is the layout of the space?
- What is my relationship to the space I am in?
- Am I the owner or just a guest?
- Am I allowed to be here? Expected?
My near surroundings:
- What are the surroundings like?
- What is the environment like? (Cold, dark, stormy, …?)
- What do I perceive? (noise, smell, temperature, light, …)
My wider surroundings:
- Which city/town? Which country? Which continent?
What
- What are the facts?
- What are the beliefs that society holds?
- What is the Zeitgeist? How do I fit in or rebel?
Who (me)
- Who am I? (Name, age, gender, socioeconomic status, …)
- How am I feeling right now?
- How is my health? Am I fine? Am I in pain?
- How is my condition? Exhausted, drunk, energised, …?
- What is my background?
- What are my opinions?
- about where I am
- about my relationships
- about who I am, and how I am
- What do I want? What do I need? Why now?
Who (others)
- Who are the other characters
- in the scene?
- in the play?
- not in play, but still existing?
- How am I related to them?
- What do I know about them?
- How do I feel about them?
- Do they help me achieve my objective, or hinder me? How?