I memorized my lines for my part as Liz from Punch and Duty by Carrie Duft. I’ve memorized lines for several plays in the past, so I thought that this project would be relatively easy. Overall, because Liz did not have many lines, and because all of her lines were overall not very long at all, it was not too difficult to memorize. I did spend some time going over lines by myself and with my dad (to verify if I knew them) outside of class, but a lot of the memorizing I just picked up from saying the lines many times in class rehearsal times. A lot of the time, it was much harder to remember where my lines came in, since I spent most of my memorizing time concentrating on the words themselves rather than cues, so I think that made it a lot more difficult for me. I think the product was pretty good. Since I had memorized my lines, I got to concentrate much more on what they actually meant, and I was also able to show more emotions in relation to the other people in my play, and focus more on the performance than the lines themselves. It also made the performance much more fun to be in since I was able to actually act rather than just read. Overall, I’m satisfied with my work, and I’m glad that I was able to work more on performing, since I really enjoy acting, and being able to do it for a class assignment was great.
I memorized my lines for my part as Casey in the ten-minute play “Free the Frogs”. I have been in a number of plays, musicals, and performances for which it was necessary that I memorized song lyrics, poems, and lines, and this past experience really helped me during this assignment. For example, while preparing for our performance, I thought back to the tips I was given while practicing my Poetry Out Loud poem, such as intonation, use of volume and hand gestures, and including pauses. Even if memorizing the lines for this play had not been a way to earn Honors credit, I think that I would have decided to do so. Not having to carry a script with me while performing allowed me to get more into character, and forced me to think about what my character would logically respond when asked a certain question or spoken to in a certain way. I did not think that doing all the memorization would be particularly difficult, and I was pleased to discover that I was correct in this thought. As I’ve done in the past when faced with a large amount of dialogue to memorize, I started the process simply by reading over my lines and trying to commit them to memory visually. Then, I began to read them out loud, and imagined how I would change my facial expression or blocking for that particular sentence. Finally, I asked a family member to read the lines of my partners, and I put my preparation to the test. I really like to act, so I enjoyed this assignment very much. I found it fun, while still being challenging. I think that the fact that Gabrielle and I both had our lines memorized for our play really enhanced the play overall, and I am glad to have been a part of it.
I memorized Sarah's lines from the play Erasure by Carrie Luft. I think I was perhaps hampered by an ingrained belief that I had to do the lines exactly as they were written, instead of improvising close to the actual line when I forgot. I have never been very good at memorizing, but I think it helped me be more emotional and helped my acting. For the musical last year when I had an actual speaking role I had to memorize my lines, but I had a lot less and a lot more time to memorize them. I don't think my method (going through the play and saying my lines after the cues) was very affective for memorizing. I could have done a lot better, but my final couple of lines I knew very well. I think they went well and I was able to pretend the parts I didn't know. All in all it was a good experience, and my partners and Artemis, who helped me when they weren't there, were very helpful. Memorizing allowed me to do hand gestures I felt were important to emphasizing points and interacting with props better. It would have been better if I had a flawless performance. The memorizing process taught me some things I think, like good study habits, good ways of remembering things, and how to put emotion behind your words and actions. These lessons will be useful for my future and for doing projects where I have to stand up in front of the class.
I memorized the lines from the part of Ms. Meyer in the play Free the Frogs. It was a really fun experience because I really like drama and acting, so I was very excited to do a play. The play was a lot longer than I anticipated, and memorizing it was pretty challenging. I spent a few nights going over my lines over and over, and in Geometry class, the class before we performed, I said the play over and over in my head. When we performed it, I was very nervous, but once we started I realized I had nothing to fear. I only messed up one line, which I was surprised about. I thought I was bound to mess up more. I found that even though I did mess up I could move past it, and that was very nice. Even if I forgot my lines, it wasn’t the end of the world. I thought the experience was really fun, and I really enjoyed it. I think it was a good learning experience and it was very fun to do a play with my classmates. I think the thing I learned the most from doing this is that I’m really the only one that was troubled when I messed up, and that I don’t have to worry about it so much. That, I hope, will really help me with stress and school and things like that. Overall, this was a very fun and helpful thing to do, and I really enjoyed it.
I memorized my lines for my part as Liz from Punch and Duty by Carrie Duft. I’ve memorized lines for several plays in the past, so I thought that this project would be relatively easy. Overall, because Liz did not have many lines, and because all of her lines were overall not very long at all, it was not too difficult to memorize. I did spend some time going over lines by myself and with my dad (to verify if I knew them) outside of class, but a lot of the memorizing I just picked up from saying the lines many times in class rehearsal times. A lot of the time, it was much harder to remember where my lines came in, since I spent most of my memorizing time concentrating on the words themselves rather than cues, so I think that made it a lot more difficult for me. I think the product was pretty good. Since I had memorized my lines, I got to concentrate much more on what they actually meant, and I was also able to show more emotions in relation to the other people in my play, and focus more on the performance than the lines themselves. It also made the performance much more fun to be in since I was able to actually act rather than just read. Overall, I’m satisfied with my work, and I’m glad that I was able to work more on performing, since I really enjoy acting, and being able to do it for a class assignment was great.
ReplyDeleteI memorized my lines for my part as Casey in the ten-minute play “Free the Frogs”. I have been in a number of plays, musicals, and performances for which it was necessary that I memorized song lyrics, poems, and lines, and this past experience really helped me during this assignment. For example, while preparing for our performance, I thought back to the tips I was given while practicing my Poetry Out Loud poem, such as intonation, use of volume and hand gestures, and including pauses. Even if memorizing the lines for this play had not been a way to earn Honors credit, I think that I would have decided to do so. Not having to carry a script with me while performing allowed me to get more into character, and forced me to think about what my character would logically respond when asked a certain question or spoken to in a certain way. I did not think that doing all the memorization would be particularly difficult, and I was pleased to discover that I was correct in this thought. As I’ve done in the past when faced with a large amount of dialogue to memorize, I started the process simply by reading over my lines and trying to commit them to memory visually. Then, I began to read them out loud, and imagined how I would change my facial expression or blocking for that particular sentence. Finally, I asked a family member to read the lines of my partners, and I put my preparation to the test. I really like to act, so I enjoyed this assignment very much. I found it fun, while still being challenging. I think that the fact that Gabrielle and I both had our lines memorized for our play really enhanced the play overall, and I am glad to have been a part of it.
ReplyDeleteI memorized Sarah's lines from the play Erasure by Carrie Luft. I think I was perhaps hampered by an ingrained belief that I had to do the lines exactly as they were written, instead of improvising close to the actual line when I forgot. I have never been very good at memorizing, but I think it helped me be more emotional and helped my acting. For the musical last year when I had an actual speaking role I had to memorize my lines, but I had a lot less and a lot more time to memorize them. I don't think my method (going through the play and saying my lines after the cues) was very affective for memorizing. I could have done a lot better, but my final couple of lines I knew very well. I think they went well and I was able to pretend the parts I didn't know. All in all it was a good experience, and my partners and Artemis, who helped me when they weren't there, were very helpful. Memorizing allowed me to do hand gestures I felt were important to emphasizing points and interacting with props better. It would have been better if I had a flawless performance. The memorizing process taught me some things I think, like good study habits, good ways of remembering things, and how to put emotion behind your words and actions. These lessons will be useful for my future and for doing projects where I have to stand up in front of the class.
ReplyDeleteI memorized the lines from the part of Ms. Meyer in the play Free the Frogs. It was a really fun experience because I really like drama and acting, so I was very excited to do a play. The play was a lot longer than I anticipated, and memorizing it was pretty challenging. I spent a few nights going over my lines over and over, and in Geometry class, the class before we performed, I said the play over and over in my head. When we performed it, I was very nervous, but once we started I realized I had nothing to fear. I only messed up one line, which I was surprised about. I thought I was bound to mess up more. I found that even though I did mess up I could move past it, and that was very nice. Even if I forgot my lines, it wasn’t the end of the world. I thought the experience was really fun, and I really enjoyed it. I think it was a good learning experience and it was very fun to do a play with my classmates. I think the thing I learned the most from doing this is that I’m really the only one that was troubled when I messed up, and that I don’t have to worry about it so much. That, I hope, will really help me with stress and school and things like that. Overall, this was a very fun and helpful thing to do, and I really enjoyed it.
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