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How to get into character for drama?

Asked by red_rose_mafia 8 months ago, 11 answers.
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in drama im going to play an abusive father that injects his wife wih heroine and beats her up... got any tips for a 14 year old female to sucsessfuly pull off such a role? the dad is 46 and called dennis, he is a builder xxx

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Answered by red_rose_mafia on Jan 24, 2008, 12:58PM
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and hes an alcoholic, and has a younger wife (30 called tracy) with a child aged 9 called polly

Answered by sikashimmer on Jan 24, 2008, 01:06PM
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...why would any drama teacher have a 14 year old girl playing a 46 yr old man?

There is NO way to "successfully" pull that off. The only successful way... is to make it a comedy and be campy about it.

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Sika

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Answered by bubblicious97 on Jan 24, 2008, 01:07PM
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yeah I agree with sika!!

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Answered by funadvice on Jan 24, 2008, 01:09PM
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Answered by amblessed on Jan 24, 2008, 02:08PM
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This sounds twisted/evil - drama doesn't have to be exhibited that way.

Answered by stellaapplemoor on Jan 24, 2008, 03:09PM
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Haha..well was it an assignment that you're making up to peform in front of your class or something? We do that often in drama. My teacher always goes on about not becoming the typical steriotypes, he said that it's what young people often do. We immeditely think of a character with strong traits or a strong situation that is easy to think of.. like pregnancy, drugs, prostitution. He's constantly telling us off about it =]
I agree with Sika.. no other way but to make it humorous because it's such a steriotypical character.

Answered by orion on Jan 24, 2008, 05:23PM
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Yeah, you really should talk to the school counselors about this. It is inappropiate for young adults such as yourself, to play such a disturbint part. If I were you, I'd decline the part and make sure you tell your teacher that you feel it isn't a good thing to dwell on, much less act it.

Answered by red_rose_mafia on Feb 17, 2008, 09:56AM
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we chose our charactor the drama etacher had notihng to do with it

Answered by red_rose_mafia on Feb 17, 2008, 09:59AM
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I've played worse parts... its because its what im best at

Answered by red_rose_mafia on Feb 17, 2008, 10:01AM
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drama links with the word dramatic and dramatic is what I do

Answered by butterfly_kiss3z on Jun 17, 2008, 09:10AM
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read the script and make sure you understand the story. then read your lines, and imagine how your character would speak and act out thoese lines. then think of how you'd feel if you were in your characters situation!! a good thing to do is to ask your drama teacher a little about your character... just to know his personality... then you make the character your own!