Line learning?

Question

I've always had trouble with it especially as I get older. I have tried reading repetition, writing them out, recording them and listening to them, and trying a kinesthetic approach incorporating the blocking but nothing has worked very well. The problem is that I seem the learn the lines in one context (at home alone) but when in rehearsal with different actors it all goes bye bye. Any ideas? The current part I'm learning (Mr. Lindner in "Raisin in the sun") isn't long (I'm only on 12 pages) but I've had this problem with shorter parts. I guess the problem isn't the learning the lines as it is recalling them while incorporating blocking, facial expressions, relating to the other actors. I can usually do ok in a speed read because I'm just thinking about lines and not the whole process.
Any other tips for learning lines iwould be appreciated too.

Answer 1

Get an actor, or friend, to run lines with you.