Lesson 3
Learning to Act
The key to putting on a good play is to have believable characters and an interesting story. Try some of these projects to get you started.
Young and old
Try acting the character of a baby. She will have a high voice and fall over easily. An old person might be bent over and have a shaky voice and movements.
Practise acting different characters. Studying the gestures and expressions of real people will help you in your acting. You may need to exaggerate their characteristics for effects.
Happy or sad
Practise acting emotions by choosing a simple sentence like,"What's in the box?"
and saying it as if your character is happy. Now say it angrily, sadly, and nervously.
