I have felt odd feelings about my character as of late because I have been able to get into his skin more than I ever really thought I would have. I have found myself shaking every now and then when i am just walking down the street or some other normal event.
I thought in the performance itself, I felt as though I really understood my character. I do understand after practicing today the anger that Professor Phillips was talking about though. When I tried it, it felt natural. It felt as though my character was supposed to become more upset at this point or that. I believe that during the performance the sitting on the ground was a good brotherly moment. I thought that the shaking was good because it helped me get into character a lot, but I do understand that this is something I need to work on as well. I need to make it more noticeable to the audience that I am not just sitting there. Also, I really liked how I got off the floor. I line when getting up just felt good. I don't know why, but it did.
On the other side of the spectrum, I realized that I did not give enough time for the spilling of the alcohol. I also felt a little bit off with becoming tipsy during the story. I believe it is because I am just sitting there, so I should find something to do while the story is going on. Finally, I think that standing during the story did not work very well at all. When I tried that portion sitting down, it felt a lot more natural. It felt as though, that is how Edmund would react.
I didn't read clay's post but I thought it would be useful to put these back to back. I feel as though I get more and more into the character as we practice more. I really start to feel that my brother is dying and how that can affect my life. During the performance on Tuesday, I would say that I was at a level of maybe 60%. Not that I feel it was terrible but I just feel it becomes more and more difficult as the gap between you and your character closes.
ReplyDeleteI felt there were a few moments that really worked well. In particular, I felt like our sequence on the floor was excellent. It was very brotherly. Also there was a moment that he coughed up blood and tried to wipe it off discretely. I noticed and tried to cheer him up. The third moment was while I was telling him the story and he started to slightly interject. It felt very natural.
Some moments that didn't work: me trying to get to the floor stands out first in my mind. It was just awkward. Also when I say the Kipling piece I didn't feel that this it didn't work. I'm not sure what didn't work but it really didn't work well. The final moment that didn't work well was right at the beginning. I have trouble with the stumbling in at the beginning. But we practiced today and I think I have got it down.