Doubling Statements by the Director

As mentioned in the last post, Moreno opposed director doubling, except in an emergency, to avoid role confusion. Doubling statements by the director allows the director to interject suggestions to the protagonist to move the action.

A doubling statement is kin to a direction by the director. It is used to clarify, suggest actions and words, and call attention to affect, gestures, or body posture. It is expedient and used when the double has missed something, doesn’t understand, is unaware of what the director wants expressed, or when the double is not being used. Some of the following statements may be subtle and you may choose not to use them. It must be clear to the protagonist that the director is not also being the double. The director can make doubling statements as in:
     “Why don’t you and I go to that place and see what happens?” 

Notice the wording to indicate a separation between the protagonist and director. That statement is different from what a double would say:
     “I want to go to that place to see what happens.”

Other doubling statements by the director:
     “You seem very sad.”
     “That relationship didn’t work and you want to know why.”
     “Do you feel what your body is doing?”