Maddie's Acting Blog

Overall my strengths were that I moved around a lot and had good blocking, this helped me to get into the character. This also helped to show the character's age and some other traits. A weakness was that in the end I could have bragged more about being brave around the ghost. In addition I missed a line so I could work on memorization. Something that I could improve would be to pause more between each sentence. A part that I could change is to add blocking when I say, "something real creepy like."

         This monolouge is about a girl claiming that she saw a ghost. She is bragging to her friend about it by retelling the story dramatically. Then the friend calls her out and my character gets defensive and angry that she is being called a liar.           My character is 8-10 years old. She is short and has blonde hair. Some characteristics of her are that she likes to brag. She thinks that she is really brave when in reality she has fears that she covers up. She is also very defensive and won't admit to being wrong. Some mannerisms that she has are she uses very big gestures with her hands to emphasize her points. In addition, she rushes some words when the actions she are describing are fast and others she speaks very slowly to create dramatic effect.          In this scene I will run in from upstairs looking scared. When I see my friend I will play it off like I wan't scared. After I will claim that I ...

Hello, my name is Maddie Silano. I am a freshman and a day student. I have some theater experience. So far I have been in 4 musicals which were Xanadu, Beauty and the Beast, Into the Woods, and Mary Poppins. In all of these shows I have had small features, either with a group or by myself. Along with these roles I also sang in the ensemble. One interesting thing about me is that I really enjoy playing soccer. So far I have played for 11 years on many teams. Currently, I am playing premier soccer for Farmington Sports Arena. I have been playing with this club for 4 years. In addition, I played on the Cheshire Academy soccer team during the fall. On both these teams I played all positions; forward, midfield, and defense. I have learned many skills while playing soccer many of which can translate into theater. For example, on the field I learned that you can never give up, no matter what the score is. This translates into theater because even if you mess up your lines, or choreography y...