Hello!
I'm sorry for the late response here, I'm still finding my way around the form and I couldn't find this message or remember who had asked it. So I'm glad I have found it again
How is it going?
I think you are definitely on the right track and I wish you the very best of luck with it
1 - I was always a method actor. I studied Stanislavsky and I even use the emotional memory methods in my writing now. It was difficult to learn but it really helped me, I could never find a character without it. I actually use the MBTI personality tests for developing characters too, answering the questions as I imagine they would. The description you get at the end reallyhelps me to think how they think and it makes them become more real and it is at that point I begin to enjoy them - whether writing them or acting them. I have always grown to love my characters.
2 - I'm not sure on this one really, I never really thought about it. I suppose in the heat of the moment I was always really aware of not forgetting the script and being aware of everyone else. And because I was wrapped up in my character I wasn't me, I was thinking like them.
3 - How is the piece going? It is hard to play someone who is totally opposite to you. I used to do a lot of people watching and I would even stand in front of the mirror to practise. It was cringeworthy! And hard to do at first but eventually I got the hang of it.
Overall I think it is character development you need. Do you go to workshops and things where you have to do improvisation? That might help?
Would love to hear how its going!
