What To Do When Other People In The Cast STILL Don't Know Their Lines?

[Cruel_Sandwich]

What To Do When Other People In The Cast STILL Don't Know Their Lines?#0

Posted: 11/28/05 at 7:52pm

Ever been in that situation when the show is just a week away? Don't you just want to strangle them?

[M J R]

re: What To Do When Other People In The Cast STILL Don't Know Their Lines?#1

Posted: 11/28/05 at 7:54pm

Do NOT take it upon yourself to inform them of the problem. That's the DIRECTOR'S job.

"High time we made a stand and shook up the views of the common man" - Tears for Fears

[RobbO]

What To Do When...#2

Posted: 11/28/05 at 8:06pm

what does this have to do with movies?!?

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[Cruel_Sandwich]

What To Do When...#3

Posted: 11/28/05 at 8:12pm

What if the director is bugging them about this every day and yet they still don't seem to get it through their head that they do not know their lines yet?

[iwearshoes]

What To Do When...#4

Posted: 11/28/05 at 8:17pm

Be sure of your lines. That is all you need to do.

[SallyBrown]

What To Do When...#5

Posted: 11/28/05 at 8:32pm

The show I'm in right now has its first performance this Friday. The lead still doesn't know all his lines.

"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."

[DamnYankees101]

What To Do When...#6

Posted: 11/28/05 at 8:36pm

HEY! I'M WORKING ON IT!

[SallyBrown]

What To Do When...#7

Posted: 11/28/05 at 8:37pm

LOL. Not you! Bigley. Okay not EXACTLY the lead but CLOSE.

"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."

[RobbO]

What To Do When...#8

Posted: 11/29/05 at 7:51am

is this FOR a movie?

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[Over_the_Moon]

What To Do When...#9

Posted: 11/29/05 at 9:48am

Them not knowing their lines makes you look better... until performance night, that is.

"what have we learned? Don't smoke... don't do drugs and don't sing 'Defying Gravity'." -CATSNYRevival

[WindyCityActor]

What To Do When...#10

Posted: 11/29/05 at 10:18am

Protect yourself if you have any scenes with them. Have plenty of "cover lines" on the tip of you tongue so that your scene can progress forward without becoming a absolute trainwreck.

I once played Mortimer opposite two very sweet little old ladies, one of which never got her lines consistently. You have to become a master at saving youself and your castmates.

[Rose_MacShane]

What To Do When...#11

Posted: 11/29/05 at 10:54am

During rehearsals for "Charley's Aunt," we were...well, not exactly on top of learning our lines. So one day, the director got so mad that he threw a cane at us. We didn't have many memorization problems after that.

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[melissa errico fan]

What To Do When...#12

Posted: 11/29/05 at 10:59am

In a high school production of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF that I was in, the girl playing Maggie didn't learn her lines at all. On opening night, our drama teacher sat in the front row of the theatre and fed her the dialogue throughout the performance. It was embarrassing.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

What To Do When...#13

Posted: 11/29/05 at 12:37pm

This isn't happening currently but it usually does happen. I'd like everyone to be giving the best performance that they possibly can give because it's more interesting when you see an ensemble that is filled with equally talented people than seeing an ensemble with one or two stand-outs.

[lildogs]

What To Do When...#14

Posted: 11/29/05 at 12:39pm

There's nothing you can do. Just don't say anything to the "actor" and let the train wreck continue.