So I'm cast as Lane, the manservant. Should I play him up as chummy with algernon and like the other characters (cocky selfish) or should I play him grumpy and old?
2007-09-28 15:05:20 · 4 answers · asked by Rob B 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Think of Geoffrey on The Fresh Prince. Make it a little funny. Pax - C
2007-09-28 15:08:35 · answer #1 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Play him as the lines of the script indicate his personality. I think you will find that he is not chummy but rather condescending. "I thought it impolite to listen, sir." He reminds me of the butler in Arthur a very funny movie with Lisa Minelli
2007-09-28 22:11:21 · answer #2 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually worked on a production of that play when I was in high school. The guy who played Lane in that production played him as kind of long-suffering and slightly condecending.
2007-09-29 00:32:55 · answer #3 · answered by angel s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is a servant and knows his place in society, but still carries an air about himself. He has to 'appear' chummy, but may be humorously showing that he disaproves, etc.
2007-09-28 23:47:00 · answer #4 · answered by Katie bb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋