Help analyzing katherine in Journey to the Day by Roger Hirson… In order to be able to act it out better?
Here’s the monologue:
KATHERINE: He needed us… he needed our love and we shut him out. You told me to shut him out, and I did. That day, he called on the phone and mentioned how close Christmas was and asked if he could come to see us. You said no, that he was drunk as usual. He said if he couldn’t see his little girl near Christmas time, it wasn’t worth living. You responded, “Stop threatening when you don’t mean it.” He insisted, “I do mean it, and I’m going to kill myself.” You believed him enough to hand me the phone, Mama, and you said, “I’m going to run next door and call the police; I know where he is.” Then you instructed me, “Now don’t talk to him. Just hold the phone so he knows I haven’t hung up, but don’t engage with him because he’s drunk, and I don’t want him talking to you in that condition. No telling what he might say.”
So, I held the phone, and I heard him say, “Is there anyone there? If there is anyone, please speak to me… Is that you? Darling? If it’s you, please speak to me. Just one word so that I know I am still in your heart because I love you no matter what I have done or who I have been. I love you; please speak to me, for the love of God…”
Then there was a sound, not loud at all, just like the breaking of a pencil… (Katherine screams) Just a little sound, not loud at all. I held on to the phone just like you said, Mama, and a little later, I heard the pounding on the door and then the voices of the people, including one that said, “Be careful of his head. Don’t move him.” I was still holding on to the phone when you came back to the house, Mama.
And I never said one word to him, Mama, I never said one word.
If you can offer insight on how to deliver certain lines or provide any commentary, please let me know! Thanks.
4 Answers
If you can’t connect with it, get rid of it, audiences can spot a fake.
All the best ð
The steroids issue is big with Clemens. Even if that wasn’t the case, they are still real close. Maddux will definitely pass him in wins, and likely by double digits by the time it is all said and done. I always loved the way Maddux pitched, and how he made batters wonder “how the heck did he get me out?” Okay, so tossing aside the steroids stuff, I still say Maddux is the better PITCHER, though Clemens is the better THROWER and has better stuff. How’s that?
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