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4 ) The " As If ": This relates the " essential action " to the actor's own life. For example: " Essential Action " – To retrieve what is rightfully mine.

" As If " – It's as if my girlfriend has taken away my favorite album that I was going to give as a gift.

I need to retrieve it because it is mine. This step is a memory device, a spark to involve the actor in the scene.

It helps the actor escape the fiction, find the truth, and apply it elsewhere.