How Do You Cry On Cue In A Play?
Have you ever had to cry on stage for an audition or play? Here’s how to reproduce real tears on cue. Familiarize yourself with the material as much as possible. You’ll need to decide just when, why and how you will make the tears appear. Make up a “back story” for your character, containing information not given in the play. For example, you are playing a recently widowed woman, and although the scene does not call for the scene of your husband’s death, you “remember” exactly how he died, and how you reacted. This is the most difficult part, and causes some actors so much pain that they do not want to go further. Here it is: place yourself in a moment in your own life when you broke down crying, either from happiness or sorrow, whatever works best for you. Really remember: the place, the smells, the feel of your body as it tensed, the way other people were reacting. Actually relive the moment. This is referred to as “sense memory.” Practice over and over until you can actually use thi
