During the rehearsal process, I had to make a decision as to whether the 'Doctor' was comfortable about the fact that 14 year old 'Wendla' was having an abortion. This had to be shown through my physicality and perhaps the tone in my voice...
Originally I would sit beside Wendla's bed, however from feedback it looked as if I was too comfortable. Therefore I had to free it up slightly. I made the decision to stand up and bring some props with me that I could tamper with and move around the 'bedroom' more which I strongly believe looked much more better. I responded and acted upon the feedback and given direction well, and added more of my own work to give to my character. At first I found it more uncomfortable standing up, though as I got used to it, it became more natural.
Furthermore, I had a habit of adding fillers such as 'Now, See, and Well' to my monologue which I thought made it seem more realistic, though I did this too much from given feedback. When I had to remove these words I found it difficult remembering the next topic in my doctor's monologue, therefore during rehearsals in the new theater, I felt uncomfortable and more nervous when doing that scene. I pick up direction and feedback quickly, so I managed to work on this and build my confidence back up on that scene.
Out of college, a few days before our first performance, I watched 'The Woman in Black' in Theaters, and from observing I noticed that it had seemed as if the actors were speaking the words for the first time... I noticed that one of the characters elongated some of his words, it wasn't noticeable for the audience members as when I told my father he hadn't a clue, however being analytic and looking out for ideas on how I can improve my character decisions for my show, this gave me an idea of what I can do for my character when speaking.
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