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Playing Alf in Peter and the Starcatchers
My school does a student directed play every year after the musical and we're doing Peter and the Starcatchers. I got casted as Alf. I read some of his lines in callbacks but the thing is I don't know a shit about his character. Can someone help me here so I don't seem like a bad actor at rehearsal?
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Alf which stands for Alien Life Form, is a short character that looks kinda like a muppet, had a unique voice and since this was before robotics became real popular, was a suit inhabited by a 'little person' actor.
I have a link to youtube video of over 6 minutes of snippets with Alf and his family in it.
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Apparently he was adopted by a human family and there was much he didn't understand and he had a crazy sense of humor.
I assume Peter and the Suncatchers is a play. I didn't find it in an on line search so I assume that the Alf character is supposed to be the one from the TV show, or perhaps one made just for this play. You should have something that describes what your character is supposed to be like because this obviously isn't going to be the exact same role as the one on TV. You should be asking your drama teacher/director for a description of your character so you can play the part better. Do not wait until rehearsals and don't sweat it, every actor has to study and learn how to play the part they're given so it falls to the teacher to explain that part to you.
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