Seeing tasks as more than the traditional concept of “business” that the actor engages in over the course of the scene.
Tasks are not selected because they assists in creating or rounding out this imaginary world … because it is predictable that someone in that place/time/position would be doing something like that (example: waitress wiping down tables or refilling salt shakers).
Tasks are intentionally selected or created because for the audience to witness that specific activity during the scene, it highlights or alienates something else in the scene.
The task is the gest physically manifested.
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"The task is the gest physically manifested." This resonates to me, Rachel. I wonder how many different manifestations a gest can have. My guess is that there isn't a limit. One task exemplifies the gest better than another, though. And, given the reading, the task and it's power in relation to the gest would differ from one time/social context to another. Hope things continued to cook well this week.
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