Gregor's Monolgue

Today we performed one of Gregor's monologues. We did it for vocal awareness so used no lights and were stood behind a board.

• Although having to start my monologue again due to nerves, I picked it up quite well. I hadn't had much practice without the script so I was nervous without using it. I think my throaty voice was effective although I think I rushed it slightly so I didn't use all the pauses and intonations i had originally planned. This is definitely something I need to improve on and I think it will come with practice.
• I found it really useful to listen to other people's monologues as they were all so different but still all very effective. One thing I liked was the way Andy concentrated on the 's' sounds which really sounded inhuman and stood out as no-one else made this particular sound. It was also effective because you could still hear what he was saying but it still had inhuman qualities.
• I also liked the way people added heavy breathing in between the words. This emphasised Gregor's panic and desperation as you could really feel the emotions, especially in Sally's monologue as her voice was shaking but you could tell it was purposely. It links in with Stanislavski techniques as I felt through this I was really gripped and empathetic and felt on the edge of my seat.
• We also discussed what dream language is and it is where there are flashbacks that don't fit in with the rest of the scene. Hence, they are not naturalistic.