Shanara plays Justine in The Love List
Usually, THE question that the audience asks about any particular show has something to do with “how did you memorize all those lines”? Now, I actually love that question from audience members because I think I gets at the heart of what we do as actors - at the “how” of becoming a character that says those words in those situations.
But for this show, THE LOVE LIST, it's another question that has become THE question:
What's it like to play a character that has so many different personalities?
Well I tried to get Toni Colette to write for the AHT blog on what it's like to play her character on “The United States of Tara”, but since she hasn't yet responded, I guess you'll have to hear from me. Well, the answer is simple. It's just like acting in anything else, except more fun! Our task as actors is always to come on stage totally present and exist in the current situation. Justine, my character in THE LOVE LIST, is an expert at that. She comes in to a situation, sees what is there, and responds to that and that alone. She recognizes that she's now tidy and tidy is what she does, she understands that she now loves Leon now and she just adores him, she suddenly likes singing and boy does she! It is actually easier than many other characters in some ways because instead of trying do discover the infinite elements of a character's personality, Justine only has 10 at a time and no more. Now, granted, trying to be any guy's perfect woman is tiring – but at least the list is only 10 qualities, not 100!
...and what's the 2nd most asked question --- “where did you get all those fabulous shoes?” ...next blog has the insight on that one!
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