When acting, how do you get into charachter?

Answer 1

When I recieve a role I immediately research the show and the character. After learning their age, their personality, their purpose, and their relationships to other characters, and when I'm on stage, I remind myself, "I'm not suppose to be up there, my character is. They are doing all of these actions and saying all of these lines, not me."

So embrace the character and picture the character on stage, not you. Picture their outer appearance, and understand what your character goes through mentally.

There are plenty of other methods that you can use and I hope these helped.
Sam
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Answer 2

Do as much research as you can about the character, if portraying a real person or a character in a book.
If not keep reading the part and see how they relate to other members in the play and you will start to get a feeling for the part you are playing. Directors will always guide you even if you don't want to do it their way.
The clothes will also help.

Answer 3

For me, getting into character takes a few hours of concentration and meditation. I like to sit in the makeup room and begin thinking like my character while I'm putting on my makeup. After I've applied the makeup I begin to get dressed in my costume. When I start to look like my character then I begin to act and think like him. I do need to sit and meditate for a while though. When preparing to play a role I do a lot of research. I learn about the time period my character comes from. What's his job? What makes him happy? What makes him sad?...all the emotions...I ask where he comes from. How he got to this point in his life? I like to think of a play as the most important day in the lives of the characters in it. With that in mind I think about what happened to lead up to this particular day.
Also, I think about the politics of the world that's going on in the time period of my character. Basically, I try to figure out all the outside influences that are occurring that will make a difference in what makes my character tick. After I've gotten into character I stay there. When I go off stage, I'm still in character and everyone in the cast and on the crew know that I"m there and they treat me as such. It's impossible for me to do a good performance if I get in and out of character during a show. It takes too much energy and my performance sucks if I do that. It's like going to the bathroom before you get on a plane and you're riding in coach. Once you've gone to the restroom and you get to your seat, you're there to stay. It's best to stay in your seat because getting in and out is a pain in the butt for you and everyone else around you...lol.
Good analogy...I just made that one up...I think I'll keep it...lol

Answer 4

Pay attention to the other actors lines and how they make you feel. You have to believe in the character that you are portraying. If you believe then the audience will believe it. "Acting is Reacting to what is going on around you." Listen and Believe.

Answer 5

You have to have a big imagination. Think like the charecter, walk like the charecter, talk like the charecter, BE the charecter. Sometimes I only respond to my charecters name!

Answer 6

imagine yourself in a similar situation or a time you felt the same as the character

Answer 7

prepare for the role like for instince you play a dog, i would bark all day and walk like one. IF you play someone mean then try to be mean for one day.

Answer 8

There are numerous ways, use what you were taught by your acting teacher.