Acting: Lesson 3

In our third acting lesson we were still looking at status and the importance that it plays. The first task that we did involved us once again getting a card with a number on it but this time we couldn't look at it. After putting it on our self's so that we couldn't see it but everyone else could we played out a scene of being in an art gallery and playing the characters in with it. Afterwares, we had to put our selves in order, from high to low, of what status we thought we had. I struggled with this one as I just kept forgetting about the cards (I was some how missing them) and acting as the status of the character I had and not looking at the cards/ statuses everyone else and acting to that.

The next scene we played was set in a wild west saloon. One person would walk in playing the role of the fearsome gunslinger and everyone else would have to fall silent. The gunslinger would then walk up to the bar, in their own time, and say one word - "Whiskey" before leaving after they had their drunk. Afterwares, the scene would return to normal. I played the role of a gambler, prostitute, The Sheriff and a drunk. On the last one, just before the Gunslinger (Ruth) got to the bar, I decided to hic-up to see what would happen. She quickly turned to look at me before slowly turning away.



For the last part we where each put into groups and given a phrase that would have to appear in a scene that we have to create over the next 4 weeks.

The phrase:
"Stop right now"

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