Friday, November 9, 2007

Acting as a guy

Oh, gotta say something, before I forget.

On the last night of choral n drama nite, there was this sec 2 play (205??) where a girl played a guy. After the show, I overheard lots of people gushing about how shuai he(she) was and how convincing she was in playing a guy.

It made me think about this a little. Actually, it's not tough for a girl to play a guy. Here's how:
1) Lower your voice and speak mostly in grunts
2) Speak in monosyllables (Mmm, Uh, kay(ok), fine, orh, no)
3) Wear a perennial blank expression
4) Don't make eye contact with the person who is talking to you/you are talking to (better still if you face away from that other person)
5) Don't flap your arms (something many girls do a lot unwittingly)
6) Drag your feet when you walk

That's how a teenage guy with 'attitude' behaves, I think.

Girls, don't emulate that in real life though. Use it only if you are acting as a teenage guy in a performance.

Girls should be girls, no gender bender stuff puh-lease!

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