Acting 101 – Assignment 2 – “I Like Your Hair”

This week’s assignment!

• The assignment is to memorize the short script below.
• I recommend using the “one letter/one word” method we talked about in class. Read over a couple of lines of dialogue, reading them aloud, then write down the first letter of every word. Put the characters words on separate lines. Include punctuation. Then go back and look at the letters and “read the words aloud” from the letters. Then repeat. If you do this a few times, it usually makes memorizing much easier.
• Memory research tip: After you have memorized it, walking around the room doing things such as picking up and putting down objects will help the words “stick.”
• Back story: Assume these things to be true: The characters, Jay and Tulsi, have been dating on and off for two years, but not exclusively. They are both also sometimes dating other people. They are “friends with benefits”. He called her a few nights ago to ask her out to dinner. She thought for a moment, then said yes.
• Note: There is a “beat” in between two of Tulsi’s lines. A beat is a brief meaningful pause, often a moment during which a character is considering or processing.