Reflection Cake

Cake Monologue

            The monologue will be presented on Friday 2:30 on the Center Stage for GIN.  The monologue that will be presented in the Center Stage is a combined monologue between Daniela Chavez and myself because we are tackling similar Global Issues.  I am not exactly thrilled with the idea of the combined monologues, but it will be interesting how it plays out.  Ms. Morrison said in class that I am supposed to make my character more like a little kid, which I agree to some extent.  I understand her point of view and I will try to make my attitude and stance more playful and childish.  By making this approach I will attract the attention of the audience more effective.  Ms. Morrison also told me that she wants me to be angrier and make my monologue based on anger.  However, I read my monologue and realized that there was something that wasn’t right since my whole point was to make a sad kid begging and basically “fantasizing” about cake.  I changed the line that says, “I cannot express the anger that I feel” since what this boy is really feeling is pain and despair.  I changed the key word “anger” to “pain” to make my monologue change its purpose.  The reason I did this was because I think that it will fit better with the story and help myself.  Also, when I see the other monologues (no disrespect) I often feel that they are over-acted and too over the top.  If I made this kid be angry and make it too much about anger it was going to end up being too overacted.  What I saw in the monologues in class, the most effective monologues were the ones that were just spoken since the words were the most powerful element, not the motions.  The words of the monologue are what the monologue’s message is.  My final decision is to make a child to be sad and be in pain “fantasizing” about cake.  I am going to make an honest approach, not over-acted.