During this unit, I decided to perform two very different monologues, the first being a comedy, and the second being a more dramatic scene. When I first started working on this most recent monologue, I knew I would have a lot of different ways of interpreting it. I think this monologue and the other monologue were equally different and challenging in their own ways. At first, in the most recent monologue, I didn't really have a clear idea as to who I was talking to or where to look. But, as I kept performing it, it became more natural to imply that there was a therapist sitting in front of me. But I also felt it was important to give the scene dimension by looking around as well as incorporating looking down to show sadness. In comparison from the first time I did this monologue, I really think it was an improvement. I had a clear focus (therapist), I felt comfortable using my hands, and I think it was a lot more believable since I used many different tones of voice, and built in more pauses. In addition, I think I also improved from the very first monologue I performed. With the first monologue, it was a little difficult to come up with blocking, since it didn’t really make a whole lot of sense. After continuing to try and find natural stage directions, I found that almost overacting worked the best. By overacting, it made the scene almost a little more believable, and also humorous. However, I think that I did a better job actually portraying my character in the second monologue. At first, I had a little trouble showing enough sadness and so I had to learn how to use my tone of voice to portray certain emotions. The second monologue was supposed to be really sad and heavy. I really experimented with styles of saying certain lines. Some lines were more important than others, so I especially built in pauses to build in some intensity and drama. That's one thing I think I did well. I think I did well on building some anticipation and suspense, by incorporating pauses and using different tones of voice. Another improvement was my blocking. I think I did a good job with my blocking the first monologue, but I think the second monologues blocking was even better. This could just be because it was a more realistic scene and I could picture myself actually having this conversation with someone if something similar to my monologue ever happened. Meaning, I really just imagined that this actually happened to me, to make the scene more believable. In the beginning, I tried to just see what I would naturally do with my hands and body, and developed these movements even further.
In conclusion, I think I improved from the first time I did the second monologue, by being natural, and realistic about how my character would act. I also think that I improved from the first monologue. I changed my tone of voice to make it more believable, and created realistic blocking to show sadness, guilt, and anger.
Second Monologue Link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m8wrT9xewj4
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