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Monologue #2 Analysis

   In my personal opinion this monologue went a lot better than my other one. The first reason is that I felt more comfortable as the character. My character was much more relatable to me personally. In the last monologue the character was quite a stretch for who I am as a person. For example, I would not take so many pauses when I was talking because I usually talk very fast. I felt like this monologue really played to my strengths of comedic timing and my overly energetic feeling. My character in this monologue had a very similar reaction to what I would do in the situation of having someone's face swell up. Thirdly, I was more confident in my ability to perform because I had already performed a monologue in the class. In the first one, I was a little nervous to perform in front of new people, but now it has become much easier. Finally, I felt like my staging worked better for me because I could consistently be moving and doing something, while in my other monologue I felt almost trapped at the desk. I overall felt more free, both in staging and how I wanted the character to be.
  When comparing my monologue from when it started it can be seen that I made huge strides. In the beginning, I believed that this monologue was going to be quite challenging for me but as I continued it became easier. I feel like my character really evolved from how she was on the page to how I presented her in my final draft. I made her peppy and nervous with a noticeable change. I also tried to make it funny, because that is what I thought was important to the audience. I did this by adding my own facial expressions. I also tried to make it as over the top as a possibly could. I wanted to exaggerate my characters salesperson attitude and I hope it made it funnier. For example,at the end of the monologue when the woman is walking away I chased after her, which is something very passionate sales people do.
    Overall, I felt more comfortable as the character. This made it feel more natural and I think it made me do better. In the last monologue it was so much of a stretch and a challenge that it almost didn’t look believable. I feel like this monologue really played to my strengths and it also helped me think closer about my swaying back and forth. On a different note, I feel like this whole process has made me a both be the critic and being criticized. I felt as if I improved on taking suggest and I also improved on giving it more directly. I also feel that my peers got better at giving and taking direction. I believe that everyone of us improved in some way or another in these two projects. All in all these projects have really improved my acting techniques and abilities.


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