I have been chosen as main character for the play at our school but I just can't seem to memorize allll of the loooong lines any tips? and also I won't quit it even though I have to be working for, Student council, House Captain ( dont ask), homework( Duh) and I am good at acting but I have stage fright...HELP!!
2006-11-09 13:18:34 · 5 answers · asked by Allison 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
When I was in college I used to speak into my tape recorder and then listen to the tapes over and over again. While in the car, in the bath tub and right before I fell asleep at night. Some even say that listening to things in your sleep will help.
I also learned my learning pattern, which included hearing things over and over again and also writting things down. Even if I never read what I wrote, just the act of writting helped me memorize things.
Don't just listen to your part. have someone speak out the other parts for you so that you can remember when to say what line.
About stage fright. I used to close to throw up in front of people. Now I can speak in front of large groups of people. What is different? Maturity I suppose.....but mostly that I realize that if I make a mistake it is n't the end of the world and I have learned to laugh at my mistakes.
This experience just might break you of your stage fright.
Some people put the lines to music.
I wish you the best
2006-11-09 13:33:37 · answer #1 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Memorization: Look at each of the loooong lines for the story it tells. If you can't fit it well into telling a story about something, think of the individual images in the line and string them together in your mind. (For an example of this, see how Spaulding Gray does it in the movie "Swimming to Cambodia"). After a while, it will come to you from rehearsal.
As far as stage fright, rehearsal can take care of a lot of that, too, but some of it is good. It gives you a certain type of energy you can use.
2006-11-09 15:56:45 · answer #2 · answered by blueowlboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh. I was cast as a main in a one act play. I really never focused on getting it all memorized really but what I would do is have a friend read the scene with you a few times, perhaps focus on memorizing at that point and then if you think you have it read the scene without the script in front of you. It helps with the short lines and the long ones. Monologues, just take them home and work on saying it aloud a few times, or in your mind. I find that aloud helps best. Then work on one line at a time and what not.
2006-11-10 05:36:50 · answer #3 · answered by Marcia M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are so many different ways to learn lines. I just finished doing "The Odd Couple" (I played Oscar) & had a terrible time learning all his lines. It was just a matter of cramming them in, using any trick I could think of to get them down & in the right order. With long lines, & numerous lines, I find the only way to learn them is to just sit down with the script & work through them. Once you are comfortable, or reasonably so, grab a friend to run the lines with.
As for stage fright, take that nervous energy & channel it into your performance. It can do WONDERS!
2006-11-10 03:20:04 · answer #4 · answered by lee17201 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, well.. i love to act too. yes its A LOT of work to memorize lines plus be active in other things and keep up with homework. i suggest that you do all ur homework. keep up with that. then u can quickly finish wutever else and start saying the lines over and over and over again. once uve memorized a page or two, practice in the mirror. once ur able to face urself, ask a couple of friends to run lines wit u. ur friends are always there and arent going to make fun of u. then, when its time to perform, take a deep breath or two and just imagine that it's u and ur friends again. this always works for me.
Good luck! =)
2006-11-09 13:24:13 · answer #5 · answered by bonez 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋