Dobie, Gwen2019-07-022019-07-022019-04-242019-07-02http://hdl.handle.net/10315/36348This thesis will explore how I can reduce the impact of anxiety on my stage performance and how I can be more comfortable, while finding ways to be unique as an actor. For this effect, a range of methodologies will be applied so that my self-awareness, self-respect and self-confidence as a performer can be increased and I can remain in the moment systematically.enAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.TheatreMindful Acting: Freeing the Comfortable Self on StageElectronic Thesis or Dissertation2019-07-02theateractingcognitive psychologymindfulnessanxiety