EXERCISE 2.0.

‘SACRAMENT’

A Prisoner is about to be put to death. These are their last words.

KEY POINTS

Position: Sitting - bound with medical restraints

  • Embrace the silence.

  • Take your time to allow your audience in.

  • Push the internal emotion through physical breath.

  • Remember, these are your final words.

  • They must not be rushed.

  • What do you want to say?

  • Are you angry?

  • Are you sad?

  • Are you remorseful?

  • Are you full of self-pity?

  • Perhaps you are all of those things.

  • You are guilty. No question.

  • You are not here to plead your innocence.

  • It is something else…

  • So what do you want to say?

  • This is your final statement to this wretched world.

Suggested Duration: 2 Minutes

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