Off text improv

Off text improvisation

I found this exercise hard to begin with because my character is very opaque character - what you see is what you get and what you can't see you simply do not know.

With my partner Sophie I created my own little back story for my sarcastic rude character. She played my wife and we acted out a scene where I was telling her I was leaving for Australia with the convicts.

I've learned that I don't deal with emotions very well: I cover everything up with sarcastic jokes that can come accross quite bitter. When my wife told me she would miss me I laughed rudely and claimed it wouldn't take her 10 minutes until she was in bed with the next man. I didn't mean it but I rejected her love because I think I feel that's the only way I know - maybe because my own father treated his wife like that. 

My wife is simply an object to me like most things in life. I think I reject her love with sarcasm and spite - and most other things - because I'm actually quite insecure with myself. I hold a lot of dislike for myself so I shed that on everyone else, including my wife and Ralph.

This has helped me get into my character even more.