blog 5

5. How has the script analysis helped you prepare for your scene? How are you putting what you learned about your character and your scene to practice in your rehearsals?

The character analysis worksheet has made me think deeper about the conversation that my character, marty, and his brother, Bobby are having. For my very first line in this scene, I say to bobby, “You set the car on fire.”  Most people do not ever have to say these words to one of their relatives during their lifetime, so it really shows how unbelievable Marty feels it is that Bobby has gone and done this.  My next lines consist of, “Not even noon.  And you’re smoking Mary Jane...The completely irresponsible loser who runs to mommy whenever things get rough.”  This reveals to the audience how Bobby has managed to set our car on fire.  I still have a hard time wrapping my mind around how smoking weed in a car can light it on fire, as many people have hotboxed before, and I haven’t heard of them setting their car on fire.  However, this also reveals just how irresponsible Bobby can be, and it shows that Marty is somewhat typical in the sense that he is the more responsible brother, as he is the older brother.  Another meaningful bit of dialogue that I have is, “Dad’s dying, and you go to the movies.”  Before thi point, it has been made clear that these two re on a mission to spread their father’s ashes at a particular place.  But this line has revealed that Bobby didn’t even care to take care of his father when he was on his death bed.  Probably the most powerful back and frth that Bobby and Marty share is when Bobby says, “At least I didn’t leave him alone in a room with a gun in it,” to which my character says, “You shut up about that! God, I hate you!”  So while revealing that their father was dying of a sickness that was too unbearable for him that he decided to end his own life, it also reveals that Marty is not always as responsible as he would like to think that he is, because leaving someone alone in a room with a gun can be argued as a very irresponsible thing to do.  Using all of this has helped me to better understand Marty, and hopefully to do a good representation of him during the final performance.