Thursday, September 24, 2015

Class 9/24

More First-Time Monologues

  • Siena- Blair Witch Project (Heather)
    • Fake crying voice
    • Sitting on edge of seat
    • Show emotions physically
    • Syncopation puts people to sleep
  • Alexis- Time Stands Still (Mandy)
    • Great body movements (really created the character)
    • Character takes over
    • Good awkward pauses
  • Ryan- Star Spangled Girl (Andy)
    • Nice clear voice
    • Create character or be your persona
    • Underlying anger
  • Scarlett- Crimes of the Heart (Meg)
    • How to begin
    • Use diff lines that you think have same emotions (to get the hang of it)
    • Good vocal range
  • Jacob- Mad Men (Leonard)
    • Good fluid motions
    • No huffing (not natural sounding)
    • No character history- make it up?
    • Everything starts closing in
    • Speaking freely for the first time
    • Burst of anger
    • Layers of notes (emotions, movements, richer character)
  • Erin- The Greatest Play Ever Written
    • Emphasize fig newtons
Other Notes
  • Auditioners want you to be the solution- so act like the solution to their problem
  • KNOW your character and all the words/phrases they say
  • Pause in between lines instead of before

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