Theater

Oh dear.  Well I have had an interesting week in theater. Its definitely hard not to compare yourself to to others. Everyone in the class is very talented an it has become very intimidating in class because they are all good, but at different things! I think I will just try to work hard and do my best. I learned this week that you need to know who you are talking to. You tell things differently to different people so you need to know who you are talking to and why you need them to listen. What do you need THEM to feel? As I saw other actors workshop this I saw them step outside of themselves. It made the scene very active and much more interesting to watch. I saw them trying to overcome a large obstacle and it made their monologue more interesting. For my piece I am talking to my friend, but she is only one of the two people that still love and talk to me so what I am saying to her is very important and I need to make sure that I can say it in a way that she will understand and so...

Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances. Seems easy in theory, but trust me, its not. Ive learned that you need to relax, trust, have exuberance, discipline, take criticism, have a playful attitude, and freedom. For my first monologue I wanted to find something powerful. So I found a scene with high steaks and real circumstances. Now, I do not consider myself a dramatic actor. I definitely prefer doing a comedic piece, but I wanted to stretch myself. I found it early and began to memorize. I am definitely glad I decided to memorize early. It took me a long time because the characters phrasing was so weird. This also helped me keep calmer than usual on performance day. I definitely should always prepare early so I can focus on other things than the words of the woman I am portraying. With the feedback I got performing, I found how powerful having outer motives is. Like for example: to make my 'scene partner' feel shame, or to intimidate her. These outer mot...