Hi!So tomorrow I am preforming a monolouge that I wrote in front of a lot of my family and friends and peirs at my school. I just recorded myself doing it and i SUCK! i forget a lot of it so how can i memorize it? and make it good? i used to act all the time and i was never nervous, but for this i am so nervous for somereason!!!!! okay im freeking out (i sound like a 9 year old girl haha) but seroiusly please help me iim freaking out so badhow hsould i memorize it better, but really that's not my problem, it's taht i like almost stutter ( i dont have a stutter) when im talking and i can barely act it all of a sudden cuz im trying to think of the lines OMG HELPpleasethnak you so much best answer 10 points :)xxx
Learning lines is easier than most people think. Start by just reading them, then make a conscious effort to memorise, it won't happen immediately, but eventually the pieces will fall into place. As you realise you know the words, your confidence will grow, and you shouldn't find you stutter.
focus on getting into character. what's the character like? could you use the stutter/nervousness to your advantage--would the character be nervous? FEEL don't think too much! remember, everyone's going to be nervous.
You said you used to act. A monologue is different from a dialogue. It is a difficult because there is no one else on stage to prompt you on the next line. You need to do it all by yourself. It would help if the monologue is shorter. But if you cannot remember it, memorize the monologue in sections. Create a mnemonic device and write it on the palm of your hands to help trigger the next line. If you are going to memorize ten paragraphs, write five letters on one palm and five letters on the other palm in different colors to help identify which line paragraph you are saying. No one will know if you skip a word because they don't know what you have memorized. Stage fright is normal and stuttering is a result of stage fright. At least you can still speak. Some people can't speak at all on stage. Just take it easy. If meunomic devices is not your cup of tea, try identifyig people you know will attend and when you look at them, it will trigger some memory of which lines to say next. Make sure those people are going to be there. If they are not there, it will not work. Break a leg.
