This is just flat!! Agree with the comment below, that the screaming DOESN'T work. It's not about what's best for the actor - that's arrogance - it's how you serve the play, and how best to heighten the audience experience! Have just finished playing Ian only last night, and know that the rape scene in particular works best when Ian is silent. That in an audience's lap, needs the silence! The crying here is just what the actor thinks he should be doing, and not what he feels, and that's fake!
@jtothalo01 But it is also the truth behind the role, speaking as a man i can say that i would scream and cry if raped by another man, I am sure most men would be in fear and in some cases scream and cry and it is the actors job to give their own interpretation of that role
The only thing I didn't like was Ian crying and begging for mercy while he was raped, when the stage directions clearly state 'Ian's face registers pain, but he is silent'.
I think when a author writes stage directions they are suggestions not rules. One actor could cry and scream and it be the wrong choice for that actor... however another actor making the same choice could knock it out of the park simply because he understands how to make that choice affective in the given circumstance. Personally, I say ignore all stage directions and make discoveries for yourself.
However, Sarah Kane explicitly stated that in her plays stage directions are AT LEAST as important as the actual words being said, if not more important, and are to be followed with pedantic accuracy.
This is just flat!! Agree with the comment below, that the screaming DOESN'T work. It's not about what's best for the actor - that's arrogance - it's how you serve the play, and how best to heighten the audience experience! Have just finished playing Ian only last night, and know that the rape scene in particular works best when Ian is silent. That in an audience's lap, needs the silence! The crying here is just what the actor thinks he should be doing, and not what he feels, and that's fake!
jtothalo01 1 year ago
@jtothalo01 But it is also the truth behind the role, speaking as a man i can say that i would scream and cry if raped by another man, I am sure most men would be in fear and in some cases scream and cry and it is the actors job to give their own interpretation of that role
TheFourSidesOfficial 8 months ago
The only thing I didn't like was Ian crying and begging for mercy while he was raped, when the stage directions clearly state 'Ian's face registers pain, but he is silent'.
piasecznik 1 year ago
@piasecznik
I think when a author writes stage directions they are suggestions not rules. One actor could cry and scream and it be the wrong choice for that actor... however another actor making the same choice could knock it out of the park simply because he understands how to make that choice affective in the given circumstance. Personally, I say ignore all stage directions and make discoveries for yourself.
davidbeatty 1 year ago
@davidbeatty
However, Sarah Kane explicitly stated that in her plays stage directions are AT LEAST as important as the actual words being said, if not more important, and are to be followed with pedantic accuracy.
piasecznik 1 year ago
@davidbeatty exactly, my college tutor has always prompted us to find our own interpretation of the text, stage directions are only a guide :)
TheFourSidesOfficial 8 months ago
Great audition!
AbiH31 2 years ago
love sarah kane's work
she was not scared to say what is frowned upon
her obscenity works and is necessary to convey her work
this is a good audition
aprtri 2 years ago
I agree!
britishclub 2 years ago
Does anybody actually write any more or is all modern theatre as sub-literate?
'In-yer-face' says it all.
How unutterably tiresome.
SteveCO2 2 years ago
what brilliant play! I would love to see this on stage.
RADAqueen 3 years ago
No reason for the soldiers stupid accent..
Birgerboy 3 years ago 2
very good audition *claps* studying this play at the momento for my degree and this helped me hugely in understanding the scene better. mucho fab
luv4keys 3 years ago
very good audition *claps* studying this play at the momento for my degree and this helped me hugely in understanding the scene better. mucho fab
luv4keys 3 years ago