Performance log

 I was having some trouble memorizing my lines. So a way to fix this problem was I recorded me saying the lines and then had it playing on a loop over and over again. I would listen to this for like 15 minutes take a break then go back on and 15 minutes. As a result the next time we performed are seeing in class I knew the lines by heart.   The reason why I think that this helps me is because when you're on the stage the only thing you have is the voice in your head. So by training yourself to always be hearing your lines in your head, when you get flustered that's what you go back to.  Also I had to figure out a way to be more emotional,  The reason for this is because my character Mercutio has a lot of mixed emotions during the scene, he has to be angry, he has to feel betrayed, and finally he needs to feel sad. So a way to channel my emotions to reflect those.  I had to do something different because I wasn't tapping into them. So I looked up a couple of ideas on the Internet and I found one. It was to think of a memory that reflected that scene or emotion in that play. So when I felt the trade I thought of a time when I actually did feel the trade in real life .  And when I did that I found out that it actually worked, I was surprised. And as a result of me doing this the play fell more realistic and not staged.  Another thing I had to add was I needed to use my hands because when we were just practicing I had my hands in my pockets and I was just saying saying the lines. So when I am angry I will push someone or like nudge them on the shoulder that being either Romeo or table. If I'm sad maybe I'll shrug my shoulders and bring my hands and more to show that I'm vulnerable.  At the end when I have to curse the two houses the Capulets in the Montagues I have my hands out in their fisted to resemble me being angry and the hatred towards Romeo because he killed me he led me to believe that everything was OK and it really wasn't.   Another thing that I had a perfect was the blocking of our play so in the beginning of the play I will be with Romeo and will be on one side until be on the other. But as I'm saying my lines also I saw her walking to Tybalt in Romeo slightly move back. And then when we're about to fight we will be facing each other closest possible.  Romeo during the whole thing is almost laying back he's taking a step back he doesn't really want to be involved. But as the play continues as our scene digresses he slowly starts getting into stuff in at the end when they fight when he finally flights table you see that he is not being a coward anymore he is Romeo the prince of Verona.