Just four weeks ago we sat in a circle on stage and read through our script for the first time. We are now about halfway through the process, which means one thing-- Line Run is only a week away! Line Run can be one of two things: either a celebratory event in which everybody is off-book and ready to dig deeper into the material without a script at hand… or it can be a total disaster. Luckily, after checking in with each cast, everybody seems solid and ready to sit in our circle once again to recite these lines that were once so foreign.
So how do we get off-book? There are loads of tricks for memorizing lines but here are the top three tricks in our group:
1)
Recordings. Make a recording of the entire script, scene by scene, and listen as much as possible. Then, make a second recording, excluding your part, and leave extra space between lines so you have time remember and recite. Listening while working out in the gym, studying in the library, and even playing it bedside while sleeping helps.
2)
Before Bed. This is a huge one. Your brain remembers so much more of what you study when it is the last thing you do before rest. So brush your teeth and recite a scene right before you hop into bed.
3)
Always move. Note that I said before hopping into bed. Never recite lines sitting or lying down. Get up and move around; it helps you to get into character and lessons the urge to slack off. Also, on the note of slacking, never just run lines in your head—it’s basically useless. It is one thing to think you know your lines, and another to actually say them, so shout them out nice and loud!
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