I finally got around to watching 'The Dark Knight' not knowing what exactly kept me from indulging in it earlier. Hats off to none other than Heath Ledger for a splendid and remarkable portrayal of his character- The Joker. In order to stay in character he had locked himself up in a dark room for entire duration of the film. Talk about dedication of the highest level. All the windows were blackened without letting a single ray of sunlight enter the room. Imagine spending your life for the perfection of a character, that indeed is giving all you have.
Staying in character is extremely challenging, especially during rehearsals for an upcoming drama. Believe me, I know the effort is takes to keep your mind in tune with a character. You have to breath it, feel it, basically live it throughout the entire drama. My love for theatre was ingrained since kindergarten by acting in the year end drama. Later on, most of it withered away until my final year of college. Shakespeare Drama Competition is the most awaited and coveted prize for any thespian in the island; like the Wimbledon for tennis or World Cup for football. All those who entered had to do an original act from the listed plays of Shakespeare given out by the judges. The cast had to literally reverse their imagination to an era in which English was a bit hard on ones tongue in terms of pronunciation.
There were reading sessions, time allocated for articulation, understanding the roles played by each person (spoken and non-spoken), then further analysis on the life and times of that era, cast members reading their lines without any text, not to mention endless days of rehearsals of more than 8 hours. On stage everyone were bare feet, no one was allowed to wear any shoes or slippers. Everyone addressed each other by their stage names, which reinforced the idea of building ones character. To us thespians, the stage was sacred and its boundaries similar to holy ground. In 2004, we missed a final slot only because of going over our time limit of 30 min; except that, we were rocking- so said the judges. I remember crying so much that day (after results were out and even while trying to sleep), and wanting desperately to go into finals.
I have not seen a good play in ages- like in 4 years!!! The play I watched last year performed by some law students didn't come up to expectations. No offense people. Having said that, the only noteworthy portrayal was from the accused wife, who has potential and her crying scene really saddened me. Except for that, the play was rather dull, unfortunately. If I could start acting again that would be splendid. But I wonder how??
In other matters, not being able to attend a friends' wedding is indeed a spoiler. It is more aggravating when you're scraping the bottom of your money pan. Remind me to infuse more effort to securing employment. I wonder if Christmas comes early June when you're in need of money?!!?
Staying in character is extremely challenging, especially during rehearsals for an upcoming drama. Believe me, I know the effort is takes to keep your mind in tune with a character. You have to breath it, feel it, basically live it throughout the entire drama. My love for theatre was ingrained since kindergarten by acting in the year end drama. Later on, most of it withered away until my final year of college. Shakespeare Drama Competition is the most awaited and coveted prize for any thespian in the island; like the Wimbledon for tennis or World Cup for football. All those who entered had to do an original act from the listed plays of Shakespeare given out by the judges. The cast had to literally reverse their imagination to an era in which English was a bit hard on ones tongue in terms of pronunciation.
There were reading sessions, time allocated for articulation, understanding the roles played by each person (spoken and non-spoken), then further analysis on the life and times of that era, cast members reading their lines without any text, not to mention endless days of rehearsals of more than 8 hours. On stage everyone were bare feet, no one was allowed to wear any shoes or slippers. Everyone addressed each other by their stage names, which reinforced the idea of building ones character. To us thespians, the stage was sacred and its boundaries similar to holy ground. In 2004, we missed a final slot only because of going over our time limit of 30 min; except that, we were rocking- so said the judges. I remember crying so much that day (after results were out and even while trying to sleep), and wanting desperately to go into finals.
I have not seen a good play in ages- like in 4 years!!! The play I watched last year performed by some law students didn't come up to expectations. No offense people. Having said that, the only noteworthy portrayal was from the accused wife, who has potential and her crying scene really saddened me. Except for that, the play was rather dull, unfortunately. If I could start acting again that would be splendid. But I wonder how??
In other matters, not being able to attend a friends' wedding is indeed a spoiler. It is more aggravating when you're scraping the bottom of your money pan. Remind me to infuse more effort to securing employment. I wonder if Christmas comes early June when you're in need of money?!!?
No comments:
Post a Comment