4 Strategies for Memorizing Lines - How To Memorize Anything!

How do you memorize your lines? Let us all know.

Hi Doug! I am a performer who uses a lot of visualisation and recording of my lines. There is a famous Shakespearean here in the UK who would draw out his lines of the sections that he messed up on, and also uses association as well. Which is what I do, when I am learning lines. I rarely ever use 'Brute force. But I have done that in the past, unfortunately, having dyslexia and dyspraxia as well, that's not fun. So, I do try to leave myself enough time, but if I can't then I try to speed through what I do usually but space it out over the course of the week or a couple of days that I have. Then on the day, somehow through the magic of 'learning my lines,' it comes together and I miss out a couple of words or thirteen lol. So I try to not put myself down. So it's going along with the process as much as I can, admitting that I will make mistakes. But getting through it the best way I know how.

Great drilling examples 😁

Hey Doug , I’m doing a virtual performance for a two person short play. And when doing a read through , I was told I was acting to realistic , more film acting when he wanted it to be closer to stage acting . I was wondering could you make a video on the smaller differences between both, I know that film it’s more closer and subtle but I was told like my pauses and pace was film like . Wondering if you have advice ? Appreciate it

You funny man that Rote approach I do all that that you showed. I use the add on approach as well.

I have a question, and I should know by now because I binged your videos. Do you audition with glasses on or glasses off? I know you can slate without them and put them on for the read, I'm just curious as to your personal choice.