What is the best way to study lines for a play?

Question:I'm learning a part in a play but i'm having trouble remembering my lines any advice?

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I've often found that separating the dialogue into smaller sections helps. I read each piece of dialogue twice. I then try to recall that section without looking at the script. I would go over the same section as many times as necessary to remember the lines word-for-word.

After you start remembering the lines, you could use the first word of each dialogue section as a key word: I find that key words are a great way to remember the sequence of large pieces of dialogue.

I hope this helps!

go line by line.
Read it through slowly a few times, then repeat it outloud a few times. Then, say it without looking a few times, until its pounded into your brain. Then move onto the next, every few lines though, go from the top, so you learn them together.
Good luck
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I have always used a good old fashioned cassette tape player. You record all the lines in the scene, saying your lines under your breath. Then you can re-play the tape over and over, whenever you want, filling in your lines. It's like having the whole cast there to rehearse with you whenever you please.

I usually think of something important, or kind of. I try to remember what I was doing during rehearsals, it works for me. My sister also helps me, she's great...=D

read through it a couple of times, cover lines up, ask for peoples help.

Learning your lines does depend on your learning style. I have found the best way is to take your lines and write them out. I start with one line and write it down 3 times. Then I say the line outloud. Then I write the first and second line together 3 times, then say the lines outloud again. I continue with that for each speech, taking small sections of lines and committing them to memory.

Think about the way you memorized your favorite song. Most likely, you listened to it over and over and slowly began to learn all the words. This is the same with your lines. Keep saying them over and over and it can help.

Enlist the help of a friend- ask them to go over your lines with you. Try standing up while you run lines. If you plant your feet in the ground it can help you feel physically more stable and help you feel more confident, which then helps you be confident that the lines are in your head.

Another option is to go through your lines and say one line outloud, then ask yourself, what does that really mean? You are using someone else's words to describe the world, if you put their words into sentences you understand, it can be easier to remember. (This works well for Shakespeare)

When I memorize "line-by-line" I easily forget what the next line is...lol. I find that memorizing by the events help me to remember the lines in the correct order, if that makes any sense to you. lol