PILLOWMAN PERFROMANCE I. SEMESTER
This is Play by Martin McDonagh performed by Ena Begovic and Alisha Ritchie
MONOLOGUE BA, based on AB by Katy Wix
Comedic monologue about an alcoholic Stacy
Maisner technique for Character exploration in Pillowman
Maisner is useful technique which allowed me to explore the emotion, the feeling behind the sentences. This technique brings me in moment because it is less predicable than doing the text in standard way. With repetition exercise which you can see there, I reached the emotional potential of the text with ease. With repetition, the performance was more playful which was important in initial phases.
Rehearsals
Here are some of the photos from the rehearsals. Ena Begovic and Alisha Ritchie made a great progress in Pillowman and brought the feel of dark comedy.
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Ena Begovic
'It's been very freeing process and a pleasure playing Detective Tupolski in this dark comedy'.
Work on the text by Katy Wix
For those who want to see more about work of an actor, script lovers, here are the changes I made:
Stacey is tipsy, justifying herself to friend who’s tired of her ‘show of sleeping with everyone’ at the party
But I like sex. I’m good at sex. I don’t think I’m a sex addict though. There is a website if you’re in any doubt. They have a series of questions and if you answer yes to four or more then you have a problem. Well, it turned out that I wasn’t a sex addict…but I was an alcoholic. But then I was drunk at the time – so I may have answered the questions incorrectly.
‘Was I having sex compulsively?’ it asked. No, I’d say it’s more of a hobby than a compulsion. ‘Have I ever tried unsuccessfully to control the amount of sexual contact I have?’ With this body? It’s not easy!
I’ll tell you this though: I did once have sex to Benedict Cumberbatch. That’s to by the way not with. I’m sure he wouldn’t have minded. In fact, I think he would have been delighted. Felix, my ex – the impoverished writer, couldn’t get to sleep unless he was listening to the sound of Benedict Cumberbatch’s voice. He said it reassured him, helped him to feel sleepy and relaxed. So, there we were in bed together when he leaned over and kissed me, so naturally I went to turn Benedict off but Felix stopped me.
'Don’t you think that Benedict Cumberbatch sounds erotic?' He said. 'I do'.
'Well, I’ve never really thought about it' I said, 'but I guess my instinctive answer would have to be, no. No I don’t'. He pouted.
'Well, how about we leave it on, anyway?'
'OK, fine', I said.
Well, it did nothing for me, but I still had a good time and certainly learnt a lot. It’s always good to try these things. When it comes to sex – I’m never adverse to experimentation.
Reel of rehearsals process for the monologue
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