Does anyone know anyway that i can learn 50+ lines in a play with in 1 day?

Question

Yeah i need to learn 50+ lines in a play by this wed. any ideas of how i can cram them all in and know them. thanks

Answer 1

The best ways to commit something to short term memory are:

*repetition - read the lines again and again, maybe while doing some physical activity like vacuuming, running on a treadmill (a repetitive physical motion will help secure the lines); you could also record them and listen to them over and over again
*practise with another person - this will help build your confidence - again, use a repetitive physical motion like throwing a baseball back and forth as you say your lines
*use Beta waves: when your brain is relaxed, it is more able to inscribe stuff in your short term memory - so the more stressed you get, the less you will learn! Reading over your lines before you go to sleep is a good way to tap into this.
*and don't panic! If you were playing Hamlet, you'd have 350+ lines to learn.

Answer 2

Being a horrible procrastinator I've had to memorize entire monologues in very little amount of time...no fun that. But what I have found to work best is to repeat things while moving. The strange things about plays is that it doesn't matter if you memorize them perfectly sitting down, the moment you stand up and have to do blocking you begin to stumble. When you actually move around when memorizing it connects the lines to movement, which helps out in a crunch.

Repetition is always a great thing for lines, no matter how long you have. I recommend memorizing one line on a time, and you build from there. Make sure that you have that line down before connecting it to the next line, continually moving around. When you complete a thought or a block of text begin fresh so that you aren't overwhelmed.

Another useful tip: When you're doing something like driving or walking through the halls, repeat the lines under your breath. There's nothing like saying lines out loud constantly to help jog the brain.

Another thing, make them make sense to you. If you have to ramble on about bees for ten lines and they say the same things but differently, put the key words into an order and memorize them first as triggers. That will give you a leg up in memorizing and give you something to build off of when you actually perform the role.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Type all the lines several time on the computer while saying them out loud. Either that or write them by hand while saying them out loud. Read them several times the night you have before you go to bed. It is said that if you do things before bed you have a better chance of remembering them the next day. I've done it for tests and stuff and it works pretty well.

Answer 4

Just learn the first two lines and repeat them over and over. Then once you know those you can memorize the thrid and fourth lines and repeat them over and over. Then put all four lines together and repeat them. Try doing movements fir each line too, it helps your brain to memorize.

Answer 5

Repeat, repeat, repeat! Don't expect to learn them all, word for word, though. So get the general gist of your lines, so if you forget them, you can improv it and just say something that means the same thing. ;)

Answer 6

I'de just start off reading it.
Then try rehearsing it with someone else, with your script first, then lose it.

If you miss a part, have them read it to you, and then it's easier to read the next time.

Repeat until you have it mastered!

Answer 7

Rule number one of acting: Learn your part.

You probably won't get cast again. Sorry to break it to you.

Just cancel all your other commitments and read and re-read.

Answer 8

First, get off of Yahoo Answers and read your script. You can also get a friend to help you.

Answer 9

READ! try learning them backwards...al pacino doesn it sometimes.

Answer 10

make it into a song....