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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?
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?
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JFH wrote:
> That's just stupid. Anybody with a half a brain would go out, get some
> food and force him to eat. You wouldn't just sit with him and die. Who
> wrote this?
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?
> That's just stupid. Anybody with a half a brain would go out, get some
> food and force him to eat. You wouldn't just sit with him and die. Who
> wrote this?
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?
Ok he might start by thinking of a new start, it's an odd way to do it but he's obviously mentally erratic anyway, at some point his thinking would change as he would become withdrawn, it might occur to him that he's enjoyed spending time with his girlfriend and on that thought he decides to go out happy.
That's just stupid. Anybody with a half a brain would go out, get some food and force him to eat. You wouldn't just sit with him and die. Who wrote this?
In answer to Grix Thraves...
Joey has locked himself in his room for four days now. He won't leave his bed. He refuses to eat or drink. He says he wants to "get everything out". He's already become pretty irritable when his girlfriend Clare arrives, but he's still got his personality. He tries to get her to leave, but she refuses. She stays with him in the bed for a further ten days. By this point they are both very weak and dry. She tells him weakly what she sees, it starts to go misty, and she passes away. A blackout, and a monologue later, Joey in much pain, dies.
Joey has locked himself in his room for four days now. He won't leave his bed. He refuses to eat or drink. He says he wants to "get everything out". He's already become pretty irritable when his girlfriend Clare arrives, but he's still got his personality. He tries to get her to leave, but she refuses. She stays with him in the bed for a further ten days. By this point they are both very weak and dry. She tells him weakly what she sees, it starts to go misty, and she passes away. A blackout, and a monologue later, Joey in much pain, dies.
Don't eat for a while before you perform and try and wear a bit of make-up to make your face look whiter and duller, I think blush? but im not a make up expert
Paradox: wrote:
> Maybe you can kill yourself over your impending homosexuality?
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> Maybe you can kill yourself over your impending homosexuality?
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The knowledge and utter belief and acceptance that you're about to die is very liberating, almost euphoric. Every wall crumbles, every fear vanishes, you may shake uncontrollably or be extremely calm, or just jump between them. I think if you reach it, it could become addictive, it's a major high.
Does his girlfriend die before he becomes suicidal or during it, and why?
Somewhat agree with Light about the attention thing, but a lot it is to do with the building pain. Suicidal people as a generalisation need pain, they need to hurt themselves, after all, they're convincing themselves to die, they're pushing themselves down.
Nobody sits around thinking how great they are before they kill themselves unless they're truly quite suicidal, know life is enjoyable and actually have a good reason for doing so. Or are delusional believing that they'd make the world a better place by not being there, and end up turning it on it's head to make them feel good about themselves by doing the 'right' thing.
It's all a bit deep for me. Convincing yourself to believe something is scary.
How does he die? Does he leave messages, does he find a warm corner somewhere?
I'm babbling anyway, never mind
Does his girlfriend die before he becomes suicidal or during it, and why?
Somewhat agree with Light about the attention thing, but a lot it is to do with the building pain. Suicidal people as a generalisation need pain, they need to hurt themselves, after all, they're convincing themselves to die, they're pushing themselves down.
Nobody sits around thinking how great they are before they kill themselves unless they're truly quite suicidal, know life is enjoyable and actually have a good reason for doing so. Or are delusional believing that they'd make the world a better place by not being there, and end up turning it on it's head to make them feel good about themselves by doing the 'right' thing.
It's all a bit deep for me. Convincing yourself to believe something is scary.
How does he die? Does he leave messages, does he find a warm corner somewhere?
I'm babbling anyway, never mind
The Hibernator wrote:
> 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?
Maybe you can kill yourself over your impending homosexuality?
> 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?
Maybe you can kill yourself over your impending homosexuality?
Grix Thraves wrote:
> Can we have more on this guys background?
He's seventeen, still lives with his parents, unemployed, and stubborn. He's quick to anger (perhaps because of the effects of hunger). HE's been with his girlfriend for perhaps a year. He isn't starving himself to protest, he just feels there's nothing left for him to learn. He wants to see what happens before you die; see if you get a message, a sign, a secret revealed.
The last thing he does before he dies is wink at the audience.
> Can we have more on this guys background?
He's seventeen, still lives with his parents, unemployed, and stubborn. He's quick to anger (perhaps because of the effects of hunger). HE's been with his girlfriend for perhaps a year. He isn't starving himself to protest, he just feels there's nothing left for him to learn. He wants to see what happens before you die; see if you get a message, a sign, a secret revealed.
The last thing he does before he dies is wink at the audience.
Confusion.
He thinks he wants to die, but he's picked a long drawn out way to do it. Which indicates he sort of wants someone to stop him. Or at least, he wants someone to make the feelings he has go away. Because he's so young, the only way he can see of doing that is to die. But because he also has the spark of life that only youth provides, he wants to live through this. He is so in love/lust with his girlfriend that all he can think of is being with her. But does he REALLY want to die?
There's also attention seeking; if everyone knows he's starving himself slowly to death, everyone will pay attention to him. I doubt he'd admit that motivation to himself though.
He thinks he wants to die, but he's picked a long drawn out way to do it. Which indicates he sort of wants someone to stop him. Or at least, he wants someone to make the feelings he has go away. Because he's so young, the only way he can see of doing that is to die. But because he also has the spark of life that only youth provides, he wants to live through this. He is so in love/lust with his girlfriend that all he can think of is being with her. But does he REALLY want to die?
There's also attention seeking; if everyone knows he's starving himself slowly to death, everyone will pay attention to him. I doubt he'd admit that motivation to himself though.
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