Tuesday, March 3, 2009
characters
I was just wondering how everyone is coming along with their characters? Have you made any realizations or is there anything that confuses you about your character? I know that the more time that I put into who this character is, the more I am able to understand how or why he may act a certain way. I know that I have not ever really stared death in the face like he is, but each minute that I put into his mind, I feel as though I obtain valuable information about who Edmund Tyrone is.
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It's impossible to step into another character without time. A lot of work needs to be done to understand the mentality and physicality of another person. Try to become one of your frat brothers. How much observation would you need? How much practice? How many times would you mess up before getting to a point where your speech and behavior is nearly indistinguishable?
ReplyDeleteYour the best critic you have. Be relentless in your self criticism. Demand excellence from yourself. Don't settle for good enough theatre.
I feel like after Spring Break I do have a much better idea of who my character is. However, now I am dealing with one of the realities of acting: there are no sick days. Sometime in New Orleans I started to get sick and I am still sick today. But I know that there is a show tomorrow and that I need to prepare and practice for the show must go on. It kind of sucks!
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