Memorizing lines may not be the most glamorous aspect of the acting process, but it is a necessary one. Proper preparation for a scene or monologue includes knowing your lines perfectly. I expect my students to have their lines down for a scene or monologue when there is sufficient time to do so. One week or even 2 days should be plenty of time to prepare. Make it a priority. I hold this expectation for very practical reasons. If you don’t have your lines down when you put up a scene or monologue, it will be extremely difficult for you to pull the scene off with any kind of effectiveness. How can you successfully look at and listen to your partner, handle props and move through the scene if you are a slave to your script, bobbing up and down to pick up lines? How can you create moments and react to them in sequence if you are constantly interrupting yourself? The answer is you cannot.

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If you are slower than someone else who is adept at learning lines you may feel pressure. I don’t buy it. All of us have strengths and weaknesses that we use to our advantage or must overcome by working harder. So it is with memorization. If you want to become an actor then part of your burden will be to get those lines down just like the fast memorizers do. No director(or teacher for that matter) will want to be wasting his or her time and money accommodating actors who are unable to meet their basic professional responsibilities.

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