I am in a high school production of the play "Beauty and the Beast". I have the part of the narrator. It's not a very large part, but it stilll is a fair part. My director has given curtain calls to all the leads down to the Silly Girls(that love Gaston). Do i deserve my own bow, or at least one sepparated from the ensemble? I wonder if i should talk to her about it? Please only answer if you've been in/and or seen the show and know the size of my part in relation to the others?
2007-02-09 09:16:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
You should be mentioned during the curtain call. In fact every part should be -- even if they're lumped together like "The Munchkins".
2007-02-09 09:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's actually a big part. I've seen Beauty and the Beast on Broadway in NY. I don't know if you need to take a bow. But you should be recognized or atleast mentioned and thanked in the playbill. I mean after the curtain call, the actors acknowledge the orchestra.
But then again if you did a cutain call, how would people know who you are, like how would they know you were the narrator. I think a notation in the playbill should be okay.
I mean there are no small parts. Take a look at the stage hands and the people who made the props they work harder than some of those extras in the play, but yet they don't get recognized.
Its best to be humble. You must have a good voice in order to be the narrator, I'm sure you'll get your big break and your big curtain call in the future.
2007-02-09 17:38:11 · answer #2 · answered by Smitha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never question the director, you'll come off as a diva. I know exactly how you feel. I've been in roles where I feel like a should have had my own bow but it just doesn't work like that. It's an important lesson in acting that will serve you well down the road. Kick *** in the role! Break a leg (I believe you're saying that you have a bow order you don't want to be a part of, not that you have no bow at all. If you're lumped in with other people then it sucks but it is the director's choice. If you have no bow at all then I'd speak with her about it). Break a leg
2007-02-09 17:22:32 · answer #3 · answered by Yogini 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing wrong with talking to a director about ANYTHING that goes on during the rehearsal period of a show.
However...if your attention is on the quality of your curtain call, I'd suggest that you need to re-assess your commitment to the process.
2007-02-10 11:07:59 · answer #4 · answered by shkspr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should definitely be introduced to the audience. As.. " Our narrator So-And-So" and that's just the way it should be!!!
2007-02-09 17:29:33 · answer #5 · answered by Mario 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋