 On Being in Character | |
I have only been truly immersed in character twice. To be honest, it somewhat frightens me. For all practicallity, for the plays that I have been in, there has been to much else I was doing to be all the way in character (I was also doing lots of set movement and acted as assistant stage manager in addition to playing principal roles).
These times have been quite unusual, and I experienced strange sensations. Sketchy memory, little to no taste, heightened perception of texture (at least that I remember extrememly well). Additionally, I felt as if I was watching myself from a third person point of view, as a bystander if you will. I also experienced mild difficulty coming out of character. Nothing extreme, but I didn't realize at one point that I was still in character.
My question is this; is there a simple way to come out of character? Is there risk involved in going this far into character? And last but not least, is there anyone else that has experienced some or all of these sensations, or am I just going insane?
Thanks for the assistance. |