Check out a short screenplay called "Klondike" it's awesome. Click on over to the monologue and script section
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Terrence the Turtle Travels Through Time and Tunnels
Tonight there turned two turnips that told the tools therein to turn Turkey's troops to twist things tensely tomorrow. Luckily locusts let lumberjacks locate Liverpool's lead leading lasting lashings limiting lamentations.
Albee the Racist Dragon
Long time no post, and I have something to say.
Let me start by saying that Karli Cadel might be the best student director I've worked with here at SDSU so far, and I am so pumped I get to work with her again for the Juries. If you don't know what the Juries is...too bad. Basically Karli is directing a 12 minute scene for a bunch of big-wig theatre professionals.
Play, Playwright?
Zoo Story, Edward Albee.
I have not read any Albee plays before, but after reading Zoo story it is now one of my favorites. If you haven't read the play DO IT BEFORE YOU FINISH READING THIS POST. or read my post then read the play then come back and read my post again because I will not attempt to explain the play in any depth. The play isn't very long either, only like 40 pages.
On with the good stuff:
The character Jerry, whom (who?) I will be playing, is one of the most interesting and complex characters I've come across. Basically, Jerry strikes up a conversation with the only other character in the play, Peter, and over the course of their interaction Jerry purposefully riles Peter up to the point where (spoiler alert) Peter stabs Jerry and kills him. The crazy confusing thing about this is Jerry willing dies, and is happy too.
Character analysis for the win
You HAVE to read the play and see for yourself how weird Jerry's life has been. What drives him to go to the zoo? why does he have a four page monologue about a dog? What sane man would make Peter fight him over a bench and kill him? I have my reasons. Read it and come up with your own.
The point?
The POINT my dear Watson, is that there few things I enjoy more than learning how different people think, reason and behave. I believe the most important prerequisite to being a good actor is the ability to truly understand people. If you can understand the reasons behind a persons actions you will be able to mimic their emotions. Doing the character analysis for Jerry reminded me how much I love the complexities of why people are who they are.
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Let me start by saying that Karli Cadel might be the best student director I've worked with here at SDSU so far, and I am so pumped I get to work with her again for the Juries. If you don't know what the Juries is...too bad. Basically Karli is directing a 12 minute scene for a bunch of big-wig theatre professionals.
Play, Playwright?
Zoo Story, Edward Albee.
I have not read any Albee plays before, but after reading Zoo story it is now one of my favorites. If you haven't read the play DO IT BEFORE YOU FINISH READING THIS POST. or read my post then read the play then come back and read my post again because I will not attempt to explain the play in any depth. The play isn't very long either, only like 40 pages.
On with the good stuff:
The character Jerry, whom (who?) I will be playing, is one of the most interesting and complex characters I've come across. Basically, Jerry strikes up a conversation with the only other character in the play, Peter, and over the course of their interaction Jerry purposefully riles Peter up to the point where (spoiler alert) Peter stabs Jerry and kills him. The crazy confusing thing about this is Jerry willing dies, and is happy too.
Character analysis for the win
You HAVE to read the play and see for yourself how weird Jerry's life has been. What drives him to go to the zoo? why does he have a four page monologue about a dog? What sane man would make Peter fight him over a bench and kill him? I have my reasons. Read it and come up with your own.
The point?
The POINT my dear Watson, is that there few things I enjoy more than learning how different people think, reason and behave. I believe the most important prerequisite to being a good actor is the ability to truly understand people. If you can understand the reasons behind a persons actions you will be able to mimic their emotions. Doing the character analysis for Jerry reminded me how much I love the complexities of why people are who they are.
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