. The first step to delivering a masterful performance is memorizing your lines. If you don’t have to worry about your lines, you’ll be able to concentrate on your mechanics and character development.  Read your lines at every opportunity, recite them over and over, and copy them by hand to help commit them to memory. If you have a long passage, say the first line over and over until you remember it, then add the next line. Add one line at a time until you’re comfortable with the entire passage. Enunciation, or speaking clearly, is a vital part of stage acting. Exaggerate your pronunciation so that audience members in the last row will be able to understand every syllable.  Try practicing tongue-twisting vocal exercises, such as, “A proper copper coffee pot,” or “Knit kilts for nasty cold nights.” Even if you’ll be using a microphone system, your audience won’t understand you if you mumble your lines. Fill your belly up with air and use your diaphragm to support your speech. Try to speak clearly and loudly without changing the tone of your voice. Proper projection sounds like talking, but can be heard at a distance. Shouting, on the other hand, is when the tone of your voice becomes harsh and grating. If you have access to your performance space, have someone sit in the last row while you practice projecting your lines. They can let you know how audible you are and whether the quality of your voice changes. Try to find a large hall or similar space if you don't have access to your performance location. Facial expressions and gestures should be more intense. That way, the emotions they convey will be clear from a distance. However, you don’t want to over-act and seem unnatural.  Try setting up a mirror or video camera and stand as far away from it as possible. Practice exaggerating your expressions and try to find your balance between clarity and staying natural. Getting notes from your director or theater-loving friend is also useful. It helps to know the size of your performance space. In a small intimate setting, you won’t need to exaggerate your expressions the way you would in a large theater. Work on your timing so your expressions don’t anticipate or spoil the next line. Instead of just waiting for another actor to finish speaking, look at them and actively listen as if you’ve never before heard those words. Try not to know more than your character knows at that moment - be genuinely surprised, elated, angry, or sad.  For example, if your character learns something upsetting, you have to emote at exactly the right moment. Poor timing would ruin the illusion by reminding the audience that you've memorized a script.   Think carefully about how to naturally time your expressions. If your character has just learned that their romantic interest is dead, would it take a moment or two to comprehend the news? Should you first convey shock and disbelief, then build into grief or rage? Get referrals from other actors or search online for classes in your area. Think about your needs and choose a class that focuses on an area that would most benefit you. Look for a teacher who's tough, honest, and has plenty of teaching experience.  You'll find a range of available classes. If you want to work on reactions and concentration, improv might be best for you. A technique-focused class, like one on a specific acting method, might be best if you want to work on immersing yourself in a character. Go a teacher with years of proven teaching experience over flashy acting credentials. Just because someone has an impressive acting resume doesn't mean they're a great acting teacher. Depending on the prestige of the school or instructor, you might find courses that cost anywhere between $150 and $2000 (US). Choose one that's in your budget with the smallest class size. One on one time with a good teacher is better than being in packed class with a prestigious name.
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