Monologue reflection

This past project was eye opening for me, and it made me work harder than I'm used to working on theater and my acting. My work on the monologue made it clear that I haven't worked on memorization recently. I was rusty in all departments and struggled with blocking and character development and motivation. The monologue I chose was not very personally relatable, given that I am not short, or small in any capacity. Therefore this made it a little more difficult for me to understand who this person was and how they felt. I feel that I was successful with the humor and vocal aspects of my performance. The way I pantomimed the pinching of the cheek, and bent over to look as if I was looking down at a small person seemed to be the best part of my performance. I feel as if I have improved on my vocal range, and would like to continue to work on this. The most critical piece that I need to work on when it comes to preparing a monologue is matching my words to blocking that would fit in with the theme of the monologue. I would also like to start choosing monologues that challenge me to learn about a new aspect of life, such as this one made me put myself in the shoes of someone who is teased for their height, which I am not. I would also like to learn how to give better feedback to people on their performances. I am not very good at spotting errors and successes in other people's performances. I enjoyed working on this monologue because it gave me a chance to rekindle the fire inside of me for acting. I put myself back into someone else's shoes and learned how to live their life and how to move and speak like them.