Friday, February 8, 2013

Advanced Acting

So, this week I had an audition to get into the class of... "Advanced Acting." My audition was supposed to be a scene with a partner from Greek Theater. My partner and I chose a scene from "Seven Against Thebes." I played Antigone, and she played Ismene. Well, basically two sisters are mourning the deaths of their brothers in a kind of chant-like fashion. I made my character very emotional and a pinch of a crazy side. Well, both my partner and I made the class! YAY! Now the new 2013-2014 school year will be fun with the best class ever!!! :D Christy Lynn P.S. Our script: ANTIGONE [957] You were struck as you struck. ISMENE [957] You died as you killed. ANTIGONE [958] By the spear you killed— ISMENE [959] By the spear you died— ANTIGONE [960] Your deed made you wretched. ISMENE [961] You suffering made you wretched. ANTIGONE [962] Let the lament come. ISMENE [963] Let the tears come. ANTIGONE [964] You are laid out for mourning— ISMENE [965] Though you did the killing. ANTIGONE [966] Ah me! ISMENE [966] Ah me! ANTIGONE [967] My heart is mad with wailing. ISMENE [968] My heart groans within me. ANTIGONE [969] Ah, the grief, brother all-lamentable. ISMENE [970] And you also, brother all-wretched. ANTIGONE [971] You perished at the hands of your nearest and dearest. ISMENE [972] And you killed your nearest and dearest. ANTIGONE [973] Twofold to tell of— ISMENE [974] Twofold to look upon— ANTIGONE [975] Are these sorrows so close to those. ISMENE [976] Fraternal sorrows stand close by fraternal sorrows. CHORUS [977] O Fate, giver of grievous troubles, and awful shade of Oedipus, black Erinys, you are indeed a mighty force. ANTIGONE [980] Ah, me ISMENE [980] Ah, me ANTIGONE [981] Sorrows hard to behold— ISMENE [982] He showed me when he returned from exile. ANTIGONE [983] But he made no return after he had killed. ISMENE [984] He was saved, but lost his life. ANTIGONE [985] He lost it, all too truly. ISMENE [986] And took this one's life away. ANTIGONE [987] Wretched family! ISMENE [988] Wretched suffering! ANTIGONE [989] Kindred sorrows full of groans! ISMENE [990] Sorrows steeped in tripled griefs. CHORUS [991] O Fate, giver of grievous troubles, and awful shade of Oedipus, black Erinys, you are indeed a mighty force. ANTIGONE [994] Now you know of the Erinys by experience— ISMENE [995] And you are made aware no later— ANTIGONE [996] When you came back to our city. ISMENE [997] Yes, to face him with your spear. ANTIGONE [998] A tale of destruction! ISMENE [999] Destruction to look upon! ANTIGONE [1000] Oh, the grief— ISMENE [1001] Oh, the evils— ANTIGONE [1002] For home and land. ISMENE [1003] Above all for me, ANTIGONE [1004] And more also for me. ISMENE [1005] Ah I pity your grievous suffering, my king. ANTIGONE [1006] Pity for you both, most lamentable of all men. ISMENE [1007] You were possessed by delusion. ANTIGONE [1008] Where shall we lay them in the earth? ISMENE [1009] Ah, where their honor is greatest. ANTIGONE [1010] To lie beside their father, a cause for him of sorrow.

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