Thespic inspirations and elements

[feliciakw]

Because girlyghoul70 asked for an explanation, here are the thoughts behind my list of inspirations and elements.



First, a brief background. Last Saturday, I and one of the other ladies at my church performed a skit during the ladies' tea (finger sandwiches, bite sized desserts, and tea. You get the picture). I had a week to learn the skit, and it had a lot of physical comedy in it, which I've not done much of in my life.

So here's what I tried to draw from:

Jensen Ackles Because he always challenges himself. And he obviously enjoys comedy. Keeping this in mind helps me push myself.

Jared Padalecki One of the gestures I used during a speech I borrowed from Jared (and modified for my own purposes).

zumba I used the goofiest steps from my zumba class for my "victory dance" portion of the skit.

Carol Burnett Because the skit was reminiscent of a "Mama's Family" sketch. Different characters and topic, obviously, but I could see Carol and Vicki Lawrence doing this sketch.

Bertha Beumiller The character I played in a production of Greater Tuna. GT is written as a 2-man show, with the actors quick-changing out of costume and playing all the characters. But for the community theater production we did, we cast the roles separately so as to get the most people involved. Anyway, I played Bertha, and I tried to remember how I spoke when I played Bertha and recreate it for this skit.

Does that answer your question, cous?

Comments

[girlyghoul70.livejournal.com]

Sort of... I can wrap my brain around the Mama's Family essence of the skit, though I'm still left pondering what this Jared gesture or Zumba dance step might have looked like.

Perhaps an encore performance for the fam during a Thanksgiving get together is in order :-)!!

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

See my reply to the next comment for the Jared gesture.

The zumba step might have to wait until it's just you and me. Picture a child (a 40-something year old child) straddling an imaginary horse and "galloping."

*hands girlyghoul a scrubby to remove the image from her mind*

[girlyghoul70.livejournal.com]

I see, so two handed point point point and you donate your brain to science! Got it.

And the galloping? I'm picturing it... I'm picturing it and...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnzs7rPzeAA&feature=related

May need a second scrubby...

Kidding! I'm sure the ladies at tea were spitting out their finger sandwiches and snorting tea through their noses at that one.

[fufaraw]

Which gesture of JP's did you modify to use? Was it the enormous wingspan one? I love the wingspan one! Was it the jaw thrust? The head-tilt "I'm cracking my own spine, I'm so annoyed" one? The quick nod, blink, and look away? Something else?

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

Something else. It wasn't something he uses as "Sam," but one that Jared used during a con that was just so him, and it cracked me up. Let me see if I can find the clip . . .

Okay, here it is (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs_BKjQedkA"). Go to the section that runs starting at 4:50. When Jared points to his brain at 6:12, that's what I used, only two-handed. I had a line something about donating my brain to science. Jared's "he thinks he did *pointpointpoint*" came to mind, so I modified it (used both hands) and used it. :-)

[fufaraw]

Ahhh, good useage! That may be my favorite clip of that con, just to watch each of them slip momentarily into character and then out again.

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

I also love Jensen's confusion, and then ending up asking the same question that the asker poses.

They make me laugh. :-D