Acting It is the actor's job to make the character come alive on stage. As an actor, you must trust your feelings. The director can tell you what he or she wants, but not how to do it. You must breathe life into your character by becoming the character on stage.  During rehearsals, actors memorize lines and blocking. Here are some tips on how to memorize your lines:
Read the lines slowly. Make sure you understand what the character is saying. Make sure you understand what the character is feeling. Read your lines with another actor. Listen to the lines that come before and after yours. Break up a speech by dividing it into parts. Start with the first line. Keep repeating this line until you're sure of it. Always remember why you're saying the line and what the words mean. After you memorize this line, move on one line at a time until you have memorized your entire part.
Putting On a Play: The Young Playwright's Guide to Scripting, Directing, and Performing by Bentley, Nancy.; Guthrie, Donna.; Arnsteen, Katy Keck
Publication: Brookfield, Conn. Millbrook Press, 1996. | 
