Comments on: “The Tempest” Allayed http://randompips.com/2008/03/04/thetempestallayed/ a glimpse of life on every side of the dice Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:12:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Winluck http://randompips.com/2008/03/04/thetempestallayed/#comment-384 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:29:26 +0000 http://winluckwong.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-384 Hey Sam:

Nope, you didn’t come off preachy at all. I really appreciate a fresh perspective from another actor. Thanks for allaying my self-doubts!

]]> By: Sam http://randompips.com/2008/03/04/thetempestallayed/#comment-383 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:16:18 +0000 http://winluckwong.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-383 Alright Winluck, you have written something to arouse me from my slumber. Let’s take a look at some points (this is gonna be a long one):

1. You talk of an actor sliding smoothly into a role. If this is true and you have seen it then that person was either: a) born for the role in question and will never find any other part half as satisfying or b) isn’t really doing the work necessary in order to fully realise the life of the character within the play. Sure any talented actor can get a general idea of a character after the first few readings but anyone who believes they can have a full grasp on somebody in the span of a week is surely mistaken. It is a good thing that you are taking in as you say “every minute detail”. That is what the audience wants truthful detailed work. They don’t see the process but they can tell by the end result.

2. Moving on to the statement about some actors shrugging off their roles. This sort of goes hand in hand with the first comment. If you are 100% involved in what you are doing then it HAS to be difficult to leave it behind. I’ve done improvs that haven’t left me for days on end. I’ve done scenes that left me so depressed that all I did was cry for the rest of the day. I know I’m manly… But this happens to everyone. You can’t just drop something like that like yesterdays pancakes, you sort of need to work it out somehow.

3. You question your “method” or process. I don’t think there is such thing a wrong method. You do what works for you and I will do what works for me and we might both come out with a very truthful performance. The only thing wrong is having no process. You can’t just learn lines. You can’t leave your script behind when you go home and you can’t just magically expect things to “happen”. It’s hard work, I think you realise that though.

Anyways, some things to ponder I guess. I hope I didn’t come off too preachy or whatever. I’m glad that “The Tempest” was a success and that you have started develop a method in which to enter the text and explore character.

Take it easy.

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