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how i act? halp
Being in a play kinda sucks. Four weeks of rehearsal and then 4 weekends of performance, and odds are you are making less than $100 for the entire thing. Thus it's generally accepted you are doing fringe theater because you enjoy the plays and the audiences. The only problem is that you face pretty strong odds that you will either get into a show with a lousy script/director or you get into a fun show that lacks a marketing team..or even marketing person, and you get 7 people per show.
With all that in mind, I really want to do a play again. Reeeaallly. Damn it all. Every time I see someone else's show, I miss being up there even more. I want to play. I want to pretend, I want to experience these stories. Ugh.
My compromise is to be far more selective with my shows; doing more research into the shows I do. That has resulted in my last full show being almost 2 years ago, with only a cameo appearance in Big Love and a weekend in 14/48 since that. Granted, I've made a lot of film stuff with Beta Society, but it satisfies far different urges than a theatrical play.
Being an actor is frustrating; WANTING to be an actor is even moreso. Being picky means even less of a chance at being cast; there's enough competition for the crappy things.
Rationally, I realize casting is beyond my control; the most I can do is be fully prepared when I do audition. But here's where I really fall short. I have to re-learn monologues whenever I audition for things because I HATE monologues, and it shows when I do them. I think I have gotten maybe one role from doing monologues; the rest have been through referral or cold reads. I just don't come in with the right attitude, and I don't prepare properly for them. I could get away with it when I regularly did plays because I had enough exposure for directors and such to see me. But now? Now I gotta hang out with the plebeians 'cuz I don't have that leg up.
Which brings me to the topic of this post; HOW I ACT?? I feel completely rusty doing these monologues, I just can't imagine why. For example, I am online posting about the monologues instead of working on them. I tend to work monologues just enough to have them memorized; I need to go that extra mile and actually be ready to perform rather than recite. Yes. Here I go. Two season general auditions this week.. maybe I should go practice..
With all that in mind, I really want to do a play again. Reeeaallly. Damn it all. Every time I see someone else's show, I miss being up there even more. I want to play. I want to pretend, I want to experience these stories. Ugh.
My compromise is to be far more selective with my shows; doing more research into the shows I do. That has resulted in my last full show being almost 2 years ago, with only a cameo appearance in Big Love and a weekend in 14/48 since that. Granted, I've made a lot of film stuff with Beta Society, but it satisfies far different urges than a theatrical play.
Being an actor is frustrating; WANTING to be an actor is even moreso. Being picky means even less of a chance at being cast; there's enough competition for the crappy things.
Rationally, I realize casting is beyond my control; the most I can do is be fully prepared when I do audition. But here's where I really fall short. I have to re-learn monologues whenever I audition for things because I HATE monologues, and it shows when I do them. I think I have gotten maybe one role from doing monologues; the rest have been through referral or cold reads. I just don't come in with the right attitude, and I don't prepare properly for them. I could get away with it when I regularly did plays because I had enough exposure for directors and such to see me. But now? Now I gotta hang out with the plebeians 'cuz I don't have that leg up.
Which brings me to the topic of this post; HOW I ACT?? I feel completely rusty doing these monologues, I just can't imagine why. For example, I am online posting about the monologues instead of working on them. I tend to work monologues just enough to have them memorized; I need to go that extra mile and actually be ready to perform rather than recite. Yes. Here I go. Two season general auditions this week.. maybe I should go practice..