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"Trying to be suicidal..."

And so it is that my next and final :' { show is coming up. Based on Jim Cartwright's play, "Road", I have landed the role of Joey. He's young, seventeen, and idealistic. He also starves himself to death! Yup, I'm suicidal.

I've done many things at college: been a lead role, played someone HIV Positive, done street theatre, been a panto character, taught school children, been a lead in a dance show. But this is by far the most complex role I've ever been faced with, and possibly always will be.

How do I step into this role? What's it like to be suicidal? You're seventeen, got a girlfriend who really cares for you (Who dies in your arms), what's your motivation?

JFH wrote:
> How does her death help him?
Because without her he would likely get bored after a while, by her being there he's got someone to keep him company, entertain him, maybe he's happier with her there and so he stays.

> she is not dying for him.
She's just enjoying being with him, having a purpose, i dont expect she starts by thinking about dying, just that she's happy where she is and doesn't want to leave.

Why don't you just do Romeo and Juliet? The reasons for suicides make far more sense in that.

Hur, hur. A hard part because of a kiss.

Perhaps it's a hard part for these reasons, aswell:

> It's just me and my friend Kasia, no-one else in the scene.
> We have to kiss (and she's attractive).
> We're both in just our underwear and in the same bed.

The Hibernator wrote:
> Tragic, really, isn't it? She's only sixteen, young and innocent. She
> loves him more than he could possibly know; more than he loves her,
> perhaps. Wouldn't you die for someone you loved. I know I would.

How does her death help him? It doesn't, therefore she is not dying for him.

JFH wrote:
> Well she could have at least saved herself. Why subject yourself to
> death just because your boyfriend is doing it. I'd say if he jumped
> off a cliff then she wouldn't do that but from what I know she
> probably would.

It is odd but like you say it's not an instant death, have you ever had on of those moments that you hope never end, thats what i'm thinking here, just to lay in bed with your boyfriend/girlfriend forever, with no interuptions and the whole world dissappearing because all you have is whats in the room. It's not something thats easy to understand but the more i think about it the more i'm starting to get her behaviour as well.

Tragic, really, isn't it? She's only sixteen, young and innocent. She loves him more than he could possibly know; more than he loves her, perhaps. Wouldn't you die for someone you loved? I know I would.

Well she could have at least saved herself. Why subject yourself to death just because your boyfriend is doing it. I'd say if he jumped off a cliff then she wouldn't do that but from what I know she probably would.

JFH wrote:
> No, you'd call the hospital, force him to eat, try to save his life.
> You wouldn't just be lazy and think, oh, this starving yourself looks
> fun, I think I'll give it a go too.

You'd be suprised, you can't make someone want to live and if you knew they can't be saved then you would have to accept their choice and if you love them support them.

Flock wrote:
> Someone you love wants to die and is going to do it one way or
> another, wouldn't you just rather be with them then have them on
> their own?

No, you'd call the hospital, force him to eat, try to save his life. You wouldn't just be lazy and think, oh, this starving yourself looks fun, I think I'll give it a go too.