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Eyes of the Beast: Interview Reflections - Coggle Diagram
Eyes of the Beast: Interview Reflections
Actors
Maralee
Aware that performance is a play but has to slip into character
Carries trauma from frequent disasters in North Carolina
Oliver
Feels connected to climate themes but detached from location difference
Experienced climate crises in the Philipines
Ruby
Focuses on connecting with narrative over lived experience
Not connected with character due to lack of experience with climate trauma
Lachlan
Lived through 2013 Calgary floods
Struggles to balance personal trauma with truthful storytelling
Michael
Sees performance as practice of being honest about survivors' experience
Experienced taking care of his mom during the heatdome
Megan
Connected with difficulty breathing because of fires due to past experience with asthma
Performance as a moral act of care and respect for the subject
Sara
Uses emotional distance as protection
Experienced displacement due to flooding in the past
Directors
Kelsey
Starts rehearsals with structured support (check-ins, breathing)
Treats check-ins as important especially because actors do not see the value
Emphasizes actors need to understand and maintain their emotional boundaries during intense scene
Should listen to actors and not push them too far
Chelsea
Takes supportive role by avoiding repeating emotionally taxing scenes and ensures consent-based casting
Focuses actors on clear storytelling over emotional immersion
Requires actors to create personalized care plans, some placing responsibility on them
Uses daily check-ins and physical “check-outs” to separate reality and performance for actors
Says that directors are not therapists