Studying the actor's relation to physical action

The goal of this thesis is to examine the effect on the creative process of the actor, whose use of "Physical Actions" is the most significant factor in contemporary drama, and how s/he deploys his body as a tool in this process through his knowledge of anatomy and modern drama. In the first section of the thesis, the general features of the musculoskeletal system are defined and the characteristics of these two systems are explained. Having defined and explained the systems, which muscular groups and sinews must be active in order to be able to create "Physical Actions", which is the key of the thesis, is illustrated. In the second section, after resolving what "Action" is and its place in everyday life, and its historical development, the significance of the term "Physical Actions" is explained and examples are given. In addition, the factors that stimulate "Physical Actions" in the body of the actor are expounded and the actor's relation to "Physical Actions" is outlined. The correlation between the actor and "Physical Actions" is evaluated physically and psychologically. For this thesis, the canonic studies of Konstantin Stanislavski, and the studies of Grotowski, of Stella Adler and also of Meyerhold on "Physical Actions" were taken as points of reference. In developing the thesis, recently translated books and published articles in Turkey were utilized. Moreoever, what "Physical Actions" are and how they should be perceived were studied.