Character Creation Exercises

Research:  It is extremely important to research your character and the play.It is important to research your character so you have a better understanding of what is going in characters life and in the world around them. You can do this by reading the play and finding out what is happening in the news and world at the point in time your play is set as all these things could effect the way you portray your character.

Hot Seating: Hot seating is a technique used to get to know the character better and find out the truth about how they are actually feeling. You can do this exercise by choosing a person to sit on the chair and pretend to be their character. Then the rest of the group ask the character questions to find out more about them. I personally think this is good exercise as it allows the people to learn more about that character and how they are feeling and there opinion on things.

Create the previous scene: Creating the previous scene involves you thinking about what has happened in the scene before yours.This means that when you are performing your scene you can keep in mind what has happened in the scene before yours as these things can effect your performance.

Working with physical: To be a good actor you need to know the purpose of your character. Your character needs to have objectives so when you are performing you don't end up just standing around meaningfully waiting to say your lines.