Theater

This week was pretty stressful . So I performed my monolouge in class on Monday when I thought that I was supposed to go Wednesday. I misunderstood something said in class so when I went Monday I felt so under prepared. I had studied my pieces a bit over the weekend but I mostly studied for my Monday test in another class. So when I performed I was happy that I remembered all the words. My first piece from The Gingerbread Lady honestly didn't go to well. I felt like my breath wasn't supported very well and my diction was horrible. I did get my voice into a natural spot though and I was pretty happy about that. But I definitely got notes on the breathiness and diction of my voice. I think for the final I really want to showcase this piece. It's very difficult but if I just make my tactics very specific and get on voice I think I could really make it effective and very contrasting to my other piece. I also recieved the note that I shouldn't scrunch up my face in this firs...

So me and Krissy performed our final scene this week. I didn't really feel super prepared for it to be honest and I think that it reflected in my work. It felt a little weird while we were doing it, but I did feel like that there were some super great moments that we performed. I know I have a problem trying to drop my voice into that natural area and because of the Thanksgiving break I felt like my voice during the scene was very unnatural so it didn't match my natural based actions. I need to find a way to find that place within me. That is why Dramatic works are so hard for me, but I think if I can just find a system to get my voice resonating in the right spot before I start then I will be ok. I think that I will try to sign up for a voice and diction class. I think that class will help me find a way to make my voice sound so natural in dramatic scenes. I even watched a video of how this movie actor drops his voice before they shoot and he hums and  uses his diaphragm to ma...