Drama Report

This drama session My project was monologues. Monologues have taught me how to keep my own ground in acting, and keep my individual force in it. I have chosen the monologue from the play "no exit" by Jean Paul, that is about three humans trapped inside a cage. They are meant to be punished by hell, yet unexpectedly they are neither tortured nor in pain. They soon learn though that although it is not what they expected, it is still worthy of being called he'll. The torture begins when they start talking to each other. They're each others eternal pain. I play one of the characters, Inez, who has sinned by taking advantage of a weak woman and manipulating her into having a relationship with herself.
Inez's monologue is filled with despair, yet her pride is still very noticeable. The monologue has to be said with a strong voice to match Inez's character, and yet still leave the void of what Inez is in pain for. Estelle, who is also locked inside the cell but fancies the third prisoner, Garcia.
I have learned that although the emotions are the same during the context, the sound and acting should always move in a fluid way. The way you say words has a great impact on them.
During one of the lessons, when I was the one filming Mariana act, we decided to try a small trick. I moved with the camera while she acted, and noticed afterwards how I made her move around more, use more of the "stage". I also noticed that although our facial expression shows a lot of emotion, body language needs to be in sync for a powerful performance.
You have to find the right way in which to emphasize and strengthen the lines to give them a better impact.
Monologues require a lot in an actor, because everything depends on his/her performance.
I paid more attention to monologues and discovered they are not as easy as I would have thought, but I also learned the different techniques and ways of which other actors do it and of how I could improve my own monologues.