How to Act With Irony

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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