 Working on a character takes a great deal of time. The actor's past experience, observations and use of the five senses and emotional recall should be tapped when creating a character. Working on a character takes a great deal of time. Over time, character becomes clearer. It has been found that one can behave and respond as the character in any kind of situation outside the confines of the play. Internal Qualities: What are the character’s occupation, educational background, hobbies, and entertainment choices? Is the character bright, limited mentally but determined to be the best he can be, brilliant, or slow and uninteresting? Does he have ethics? Is he religious? What faith? How does he feel about other people, rich or poor, or towards life and the future in general? Is the character optimistic, pessimistic, easygoing, happy, sad, cynical, sarcastic, pompous, arrogant, opinionated, etc.? External Qualities: These qualities can reflect inner qualities. Appearance, dress, physical make-up, the sound of the voice, the way the character walks and mannerisms. |
