Hey everybody.
I just posted an intro here:
http://www.actorsforum.com/t448-the-...alentquot.html
Anyway, here goes.
I was cast as Bert Cates in "Inherit the Wind" at a Charlotte community college. I have little acting experience (i did 2 high school musicals) but I want to do the best I possibly can.
The other actors are astounding and I hate to let them down. At the moment, the director says I lack the amount of energy, posture, and I punctuate too often.
I still have month left before the play; but I feel I need to find something outside of rehearsal to really nail the part. Energy is the thing I worry most about. Posture is something I can fix, and hopefully punctuation too. But energy...
I have a very laid-back personality. How do I overcome this? The director has told me of a few different exercises; namely pushing against a wall, or pulling a towel against another person while yelling for adernaline. I guess this isn't working enough though.
I can tell I'm not as good as my fellow actors and actresses. I don't want to let them down. Tommorow I plan on buying some books at B&N reguarding acting and reading them over the weekend.
Other then that and building adernaline, I'm unsure how to approach this. Remember, you're talking to someone who has basically no experience. I love acting and theatre... what do I do now?