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How Do Actors Memorize Lines? Interview With Jared Kelner

How Do Actors Memorize Lines? Interview With Jared Kelner

Released Saturday, 10th June 2023
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How Do Actors Memorize Lines? Interview With Jared Kelner

How Do Actors Memorize Lines? Interview With Jared Kelner

How Do Actors Memorize Lines? Interview With Jared Kelner

How Do Actors Memorize Lines? Interview With Jared Kelner

Saturday, 10th June 2023
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You have no doubt asked yourself this question after watching a play: "How did those actors memorize all those lines?". In previous episodes of The Psych Files I have discussed a few of the techniques actors use to do this, but on this episode I have an interview with a professional actor, Jared Kelner, who wrote a fascinating book exactly on this topic. It's called, naturally, "Line?". If you're interested in psychology, memory, and how actors accomplish the amazing feat of memorization - especially for long plays containing many many lines (perhaps for a Shakespearean play). Here are the answers. 

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