The Big Bang Theory – Penny gives acting lesson to Sheldon

Nauczenie aktorstwa samo w sobie jest trudnym zadaniem. Nauczanie aktorstwa Sheldona wprowadza dodatkowy „reason why I’m drink”.

Sheldon: Penny! Penny! Penny!

Penny: What's wrong?

Sheldon: Nothing. I was acting.

Penny:  You were acting.

Sheldon:  Yes. In preparation for today's studies, I read Stanislavski's "An Actor Prepares", Stella Adler's "The Technique of Acting", Uta Hagen's "Respect for Acting", and Henry Winkler's "Ayyy, I'm an Actor".

Penny: Well, good for you. Come on in.

Sheldon: How shall we begin?

Penny: Well, I thought we'd start with some basic movement exercises. You know, get our bodies warmed up a little.

Sheldon: All right.

Penny: So I just want you to relax and kind of move around in the space. You know, just do whatever feels natural. Sheldon?

Sheldon: You said to do whatever feels natural. This feels natural. Certainly more natural than what you're doing.

Penny: Come on, you got to work with me. We need to get connected with our bodies.

Sheldon: Penny, my body and I have a relationship that works best when we maintain a cool, wary distance from each other.

Penny:  All right, let's just say we've warmed up.

Sheldon: You're the "teacher."

Penny: Okay. One of the things that might help you in connecting with your students is being a little more spontaneous. So why don't we try some improvisation?

Sheldon: Why not? It seems like you're improvising your entire curriculum.

Penny: This is all about listening and responding.

Sheldon: Gotcha.

Penny: I'm going to create a character and a situation, and you just jump in when you feel it.

Sheldon: All right.

Penny: All right.

Sheldon: Action.

Penny:  Okay, it's not a movie. It's improv. So no one calls "action."

Sheldon: Hey, you taught me something. Who would have thought it?

Penny: No, the shipment has not arrived, and I really need those shoes. They are my biggest seller. Yes, ladies sizes six through ten. Thank you. Oh, sorry. I have to go. I have a customer. Bye-bye. Hi. Can I help you?

Sheldon: I'd like a frozen yogurt, please.

Penny: Yogurt? Yeah. Okay, sure. Luckily, we sell both shoes and yogurt here.

Sheldon: You do?

Penny: Yes. Look up at the sign, and remember, improv is always about saying yes.

Sheldon: All right. Yes. I see a sign. It says "Camarillo State Mental Hospital."

Penny: What?

Sheldon: It's the only explanation I can come up with for why you think you sell shoes and yogurt.

Penny: Okay, you know what? Let's just try a different improv. Uh..  Oh, this time we will be two winos living under a freeway overpass.

Sheldon: Oh, and we're going to use props?

Penny: You bet. I had dreams, you know. I was gonna be famous. Show everybody back home I could be someone. Now look at me. Want some?

Sheldon: You have any frozen yogurt?

to move around – przesuwać się, przemieszczać się

to maintain - utrzymywać

wary – ostrożny, przezorny

to come up with sth – znaleźć coś, znajdować coś

winos – slang. pijacy

overpass – wiadukt, kładka

props – rekwizyty

you bet – pot. no chyba! no raczej!