The Great Pretender || Open

[rubykomachi]

⭐ Who: Ruby Hoshino
⭐ When: Month of March
⭐ Where: Various
⭐ What: Catch-all open posts for the month of March
⭐ Warnings: Familial Stress, stuff typical to OnK, esp in the stuff to come later in the month

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[thestarknows]

Ah... yeah. That sounds like me. [Junna smiles a bit awkwardly, but... she's trying to not dodge it forever.] I've dreamed on shining on the stage since I was little. And I'm--

[She laughs.] ...Well, I think I'm pretty good. A play I'm in should go be on at the Riverwalk next month or early May. They're looking at moving it back after... ah... [After they didn't have one of their leads for half a month.

But cancelling it would be hard.

Junna looks up, though, at the mention of advice about production.] You'll want to get to know any stage you're on. And you'll want to see how your outfits look under different types of lighting, too. Sometimes, stage productions end up with outfits that don't work if a theater they travel to some place that's lit differently. And acting training can also help for the parts of being an idol that aren't singing. How to do a convincing performance, how to bring out the emotion you're looking for when you're talking, making banter look natural. That sort of thing!

[She hesitates for a second.] If you need someone to help with that when you start rehearsing, let me know. I'd be happy to help, Ruby-chan.

[rubykomachi]

What inspired you? [Ruby leans in with genuine interest as she swallows some of her curry.] Like for me, I knew I wanted to be an idol the first time I caught a B-Komachi performance on TV. What was the moment for you that made you think "Wow! I wanna be an actor!"

But hey, if they moved it back, that's plenty of time to get a packed house! I'll make Oniichan get a ticket, and same with everybody at school I know, and! Whoever else I come up with!

[She lightly sways her legs back and forth as she listens to Junna's explanations. Gosh, she'll have to take notes to remember as soon as she can.]

Mmhmm...I'll have to learn a bit more about acting. When I'm dancing, they tell you to think about certain stuff to make the performance feel real. Is it the same for acting? How do you do it, Junna-sensei?

[thestarknows]

Oh! I saw B-Komachi videos, when I was younger! They're amazing. [Junna nods, cheerfully. She might not dream of being an idol, but she likes the music. But at the question of the theater, she looks thoughtful. And distant. And a little starry-eyed (but not literally).]

When I was eight, I saw a play, called Thermidor. It was a Japanese production of a French play from the 1890's, about the French Revolution. And... I didn't fully understand it, since I was too young. But the performances, the costumes, all of it -- and the emotions -- was... it was just astounding. I just knew, then, I couldn't live a life without it.

[Then, she smiles. She laughs, a little sheepishly.] Thanks, Ruby-chan. I'm really grateful for the support. I'll let you know when tickets are for sale.

[She considers, her brows furrowing.] So... you have to make it feel more real. There's different ways to do it. The one I like is method acting, where you try to identify and understand the character's inner self -- and then you express that. I also try to... find times and remember sensations that are like what the character experienced, to make it sound more real. To some extent, you need to find what works for you.