monologue: this feral life Interview with writer – Julia-rose lewis As a writer the process of handing over the words you've agonised over, spent hours tweaking and reading allowed to yourself , the words that have come from inside you, onto the page for what you hope will be an audience, handing these words over to an actor can be frightening, and challenging for lots of reasons. Particularly because deep down a writer always feels like they know the character better than anyone ever will. This of course is not true, I mean of course initially it is true. As you're writing it's true but once an actor has it, you are no longer your characters best friend. The first 15 seconds of someone performing your writing is the scariest, if you are lucky, like I was on Friday night
at the opening of Out Of Place, the following minutes will be some of the most enjoyable in your life. For a writer watching an actor perform the character well is like hearing your words for the first time. As though they belong to the person on stage and they are no-longer yours. This feeling is blissful. I watched my darling Mia turn into something on stage that I never thought she could be. Lucy gave her so much that I don’t think I ever would have imagined in her. I suppose as naff as this will sound... she absolutely came to life.
Interview with actor - lucy coleman – 22 Why did you audition for out of place? I had a lot of fun in last years The One Sure Thing, and wanted to be a part of it again this year. Why do you think your character is “out of place”? How do you portray this to the audience? Her Dad has passed away and she can feel the way everyone is treating her differently. She hasn't quite dealt with it yet and has a fractured view on things. Describe the atmosphere of the rehearsal room. Great! Paige the director has created a really fun, energetic and at the same time respectful environment. We are all really supportive of one another and the energy in rehearsals has been really positive. Tell us a little about the skill required to perform a monologue within an
ensemble. How do you distinguish between the solo and group performances you give? When you are a part of the ensemble whilst someone else in performing their monologue it is important to not pull focus and let that person tell their story. You are just the background supporting their performance. Then when it's your monologue that's your time to grab the audience’s attention and tell your story. Describe the experience you get at atyp of working with professional artists, directors designers etc. It's such a great experience. Working with a professional crew really makes you take it seriously and work hard to make the play the best it possible can be. You learn so much from working with people that have such a vast background of experience.