Thursday, October 8, 2015

Class 10/8

Last of First-Time Monologues
  • Mico- Good Will Hunting 
    • Know the character and his emotions
    • Defy expectations (Yale)
    • Chip on shoulder, complex
    • War, intelligence, manhood
    • Witnessed a lot of tragedy
    • Connect to person he's talking to because sees himself in him
    • Pushing/pulling- physically and then emotionally
    • "Short" complex
  • Rodrigo- The Walking Dead
    •  Rocking back and forth
      • Repeated stepping
    • Angry but powerful
    •  Talking to someone else helped- in his face
      • Experience the feeling of two guys (back-up) behind him
      • People holding his legs
    •  Who are you talking to? How do you feel about them?
  • Jessica- Colorado (Tracey)
    •  Whole body movement- prissy
    • Not syncopated movement
    •  Really good voice change
    • Choreographed- DON'T do that
    • Practice different ways you'd never actually perform it
  • Diana- Blow (George)
    • Amazing!
      • Pauses, facial expressions, voice
    • Hold back your real emotions
    • Show what's in your face with your body
  •  Anna- Curse of the Pharoah's Kiss (Veronica)
    • Locked up/stiff
    • What are you trying to accomplish?
    • Deliver how you would to a really handsome guy (ants in your pants)
    • Layer with insecurity
    • Like having sex with him with your words
  • Kat- Like Dreaming, Only Backwards
    • Nervous energy- good for character
    • In pain (suicidal)
    • Doesn't like herself
    • Work into it
    • Rub hips, move up
      • Beginning, middle, end
    • This it he way it is, this is it/the end
    • Pain in voice
  • Lizette- Hairsylist (Sarah) (original)
    •  SO funny!
    • Amazing pauses, movements, facial expressions
    • Good job taking her time with movement in between lines
    • Portray it even more in your body
    • Good unsettling
    • Hands are useful (hands to ear)


 Notes
  • Roll on the floor or do jumping jacks while saying your monologue to practice 

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