Looking back at my acting process at the start of "Common Ground" and looking at it now it has changed a lot due to learning new techniques and ways to find my character through this enlightening journey of my process in "13".
My Acting Process back in early october 2013…
1) Write a profile/mood-board about my character using what I know from the given circumstances.
2) Learn lines.
3) Find out your objectives.
4) Make distinct physical choices.
5) Rehearse and rehearse and rehearse different every single time.
6) Voila :)
My process was clear, quick and concise, looking back on it their isn't much detail and my process lacks depth, even in the space of five months I have learnt that my acting process just doesn't work very in order to find my character to the best of my ability.
So here is my new process, five months on…
1) Learn my lines cold.
2) List the given circumstances, the facts and opinions of your character that you and others say in the play, opinions allow you to make assumptions about your character.
2) Research about what your character is into, what she likes, what she knows about using books, the internet, videos, articles and interview real people.
3) Work out your objectives throughout the play. The text rides on the action so you must play physical objectives as well.
4) Find out how your character achieves their objectives.
5) Live in the world of the play.
6) Do some text de-familarisation exercises such as Laban efforts, punctuation racing, doing your scene in gibberish, Meisner repetition, speed runs and slow motion runs, these exercises help keep the play fresh and energetic.
7) Prepare for your rehearsals, make offers to the play and your character.
8) Warm up the voice, breath, body and emotions.
9) Fully immerse and commit to the character.
10) Have an opinion of the people in your scene.
