praetoritevong
05-26-2005, 06:54 AM
Because I love acting. And because I'm doing two shows at the moment. I know there was a topic like this some time ago, back on the old 'School boards, but there aren't any here I don't think, at least not according to the search, so... meh. I remember quite a few people had acted in plays... tell us about it? Did you stuff up like your most important line? Do you even like acting? Stupid times, funny times, embarrassing times? xD I wanna know (and in some cases, so I can laugh at you :P)... What plays have you done?
I've done...
Romeo and Juliet, *twice* -.-; as Benvolio and then the Prince
Oedipus Rex, as Creon
Julius Caesar, as Brutus (I so have it in for the wise guys don't I? -.-;)
Trial By Jury (musical, as part of a group of jurors)
3 other plays the names of which I have no idea - they were crap anyway, but the characters were Squirt, Mortimer 5, and summat or other beginning with B. -.-;
The Canterbury Tales, as Harry
The Government Inspector, as the Postmaster Ivan Kusmich Schpekin
Boy, as, well, Boy
The School for Scandal, as Joseph Surface [current]
The Illusion, as Calisto/Clindor/Theogenes [current]
That's all I can remember off the top off my head... Doing this many means I get confused when thinking of plays I did previously... especially while I'm trying to learn lines for my current one(s).
I find learning lines one of the easiest things about acting, funnily enough... Get me to read a scene twice and block it (act it out) once and I'll have it memorised. I remember things by reading them, so I find it really easy. I've been told I'm quite in detailed my preparation and analysis of characters and the play... It's true that I like to do a lot of preparation... character, history, notes, and then I analyse each of my scenes specifically with what actors normally do - objective, action, obstacles, etc. It's funny, I even like doing all this typing to do with acting...
One of the best things I like is just being in an empty theatre, on stage alone in the middle of the empty space.. I just find it so amazing; and then you pull in the crowds, and the atmosphere is always so intense; I guess that's in part why I love acting too.
In one of the aforementioned yet nameless plays I did... I had to sing (and I have a crap voice), and after that, I've never found acting in front of large audiences intimidating... I actually love large crowds... I've had audiences ranging from... I think it was like 19 a few years back, to over 1100, and that was so bloody AWESOME!!! haha...
It's a pity my school doesn't have any particularly good theatres... two of them are for speeches and lectures mostly and the third for musical concerts, so the acoustics weren't as good as some of the better auditoriums I've been to. Still, it's acting, and it's hell fun, so meh.
Most embarrassing moment, currently that'd be two moments, firstly dancing (or rather, attempting to dance), when I was like 9, and secondly the thing i mentioned before about singing... god. -.-; That said, that might have to change soon... one of my current plays, The Illusion... It's an adaptation by Tony Kushner of a french play, L'Illusion Comique, by Pierre Corneille... in one of my scenes I have to kiss a girl... it's not so much I mind actually kissing her (she's not half bad looking truth be told :), that I don't mind at all (:P), it's doing it in front of my friends and parents, who will of course be there... and then I have some rather, err, 'strategically placed', shall we say, groping (of girls, obviously), and yeah that's hell embarrassing just doing it in an empty auditorium. Butt pinching isn't exactly my style :x
I don't think I've ever truly forgotten a line.. one play was pretty embarrassing cuz we missed an entire scene (one guy missed his entrance, and we ended up doing the scenes in a mix and match order...). Can't think of anything stupid... Although there have been some funny moments at rehearsals, just not (that I can think of) during the actual plays... but I'll get back to you. It's almost 11 and I gotta get some sleep, I've go rehearsal tomorrow... and the day after... and the day after that... and after that...
*snore*
So, how's that for a rant? Oh well, post your experiences peoplez!
*snore*
I've done...
Romeo and Juliet, *twice* -.-; as Benvolio and then the Prince
Oedipus Rex, as Creon
Julius Caesar, as Brutus (I so have it in for the wise guys don't I? -.-;)
Trial By Jury (musical, as part of a group of jurors)
3 other plays the names of which I have no idea - they were crap anyway, but the characters were Squirt, Mortimer 5, and summat or other beginning with B. -.-;
The Canterbury Tales, as Harry
The Government Inspector, as the Postmaster Ivan Kusmich Schpekin
Boy, as, well, Boy
The School for Scandal, as Joseph Surface [current]
The Illusion, as Calisto/Clindor/Theogenes [current]
That's all I can remember off the top off my head... Doing this many means I get confused when thinking of plays I did previously... especially while I'm trying to learn lines for my current one(s).
I find learning lines one of the easiest things about acting, funnily enough... Get me to read a scene twice and block it (act it out) once and I'll have it memorised. I remember things by reading them, so I find it really easy. I've been told I'm quite in detailed my preparation and analysis of characters and the play... It's true that I like to do a lot of preparation... character, history, notes, and then I analyse each of my scenes specifically with what actors normally do - objective, action, obstacles, etc. It's funny, I even like doing all this typing to do with acting...
One of the best things I like is just being in an empty theatre, on stage alone in the middle of the empty space.. I just find it so amazing; and then you pull in the crowds, and the atmosphere is always so intense; I guess that's in part why I love acting too.
In one of the aforementioned yet nameless plays I did... I had to sing (and I have a crap voice), and after that, I've never found acting in front of large audiences intimidating... I actually love large crowds... I've had audiences ranging from... I think it was like 19 a few years back, to over 1100, and that was so bloody AWESOME!!! haha...
It's a pity my school doesn't have any particularly good theatres... two of them are for speeches and lectures mostly and the third for musical concerts, so the acoustics weren't as good as some of the better auditoriums I've been to. Still, it's acting, and it's hell fun, so meh.
Most embarrassing moment, currently that'd be two moments, firstly dancing (or rather, attempting to dance), when I was like 9, and secondly the thing i mentioned before about singing... god. -.-; That said, that might have to change soon... one of my current plays, The Illusion... It's an adaptation by Tony Kushner of a french play, L'Illusion Comique, by Pierre Corneille... in one of my scenes I have to kiss a girl... it's not so much I mind actually kissing her (she's not half bad looking truth be told :), that I don't mind at all (:P), it's doing it in front of my friends and parents, who will of course be there... and then I have some rather, err, 'strategically placed', shall we say, groping (of girls, obviously), and yeah that's hell embarrassing just doing it in an empty auditorium. Butt pinching isn't exactly my style :x
I don't think I've ever truly forgotten a line.. one play was pretty embarrassing cuz we missed an entire scene (one guy missed his entrance, and we ended up doing the scenes in a mix and match order...). Can't think of anything stupid... Although there have been some funny moments at rehearsals, just not (that I can think of) during the actual plays... but I'll get back to you. It's almost 11 and I gotta get some sleep, I've go rehearsal tomorrow... and the day after... and the day after that... and after that...
*snore*
So, how's that for a rant? Oh well, post your experiences peoplez!
*snore*