I have a play coming up, and I have to kiss my "true love" at the end.
The guy is alright. We're not friends, just friendly acquantinces. But, I could never like him as more than a friend. I have nothing against him; I just don't feel that way.
I know how to kiss, but I'm not sure how to do it under these circumstances. How do I keep from getting nervous or at least covering it up? Closed mouth or somewhat open? How long? Where should my hands and arms go? Etc.
Also, the kiss was optional. Is this an indicator that my director doesn't like me as more than a friend? (I like him a lot, so I had been hoping that he wouldn't want to have us do this.)
2007-10-29 16:24:25 · 7 answers · asked by Drinking from a broken glass.... 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
I had to kiss an actress I could not stand... and not just once, but several times through the course of the show. One kiss was 10 beats long! First, keep your mouth shut. This is a stage kiss, not a real one. Second, whatever your character is feeling at the moment of the kiss is how you should act. Third, Practice, practice, practice. You and the actor you have to kiss should be practicing the scene so you are both comfortable with what you are doing. Fourth, the director's job is to convey the story to the audience the best way he knows how. What he has you do is what he sees as in character for your role. Don't read anything else into it.
2007-10-30 03:49:52 · answer #1 · answered by Tim A 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My stars, it's a stage kiss, not a date!
Keep your mouth closed, kiss at the corner of the other actor's mouth while turning slightly so you're masking the kiss from the audience. Use a standard hug, expressing the gladness or whatever your character feels about the other character, let it last as long as it needs to.
And keep your mind off your director. If you're an actress, do your job and stop clouding the issue with fantasies and what-ifs.
2007-10-29 23:33:05 · answer #2 · answered by Palmerpath 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You have great advice above. In the final analysis, it is the director who should be helping you both with the kiss, but even more important, your worries about it show that you are not thinking of the kiss as something the character does as a response to something in the scene--which is how you should be thinking of it, and you are just thinking of it as yourself. Also, lose the crush on your director. Bad policy.
2007-10-30 12:16:38 · answer #3 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called acting. Just pretend you guys are really bf and gf. I've had to kiss guys on stage too, and even on screen once (which to me was even more nerve racking- especially with the other stars there) but anyways, just ACT like it's real. It's like a test for you, do you have what it takes to be a good actress?
2007-10-30 00:24:35 · answer #4 · answered by xoxoxoxo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all part of acting, no matter if you like the .or not. Take this as a test to see if you are cut out for acting or not.
2007-10-29 23:33:01 · answer #5 · answered by Christine V 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's just acting. At the end of the day, it doesn't mean anything. If he gets the wrong signal, that is his problem. You were doing your job.
2007-10-30 00:22:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have fun, relax act natural
2007-10-30 00:33:16 · answer #7 · answered by Cordy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋