I would have loved to see you do that! I bet you were fabulous. Especially with your heart.
I took an acting class in college and I also had to do a monologue- I did a scene from the movie Moonlight and Valentino- and guess what? I also had to cry in it! And it was exactly like you described, I put myself in her shoes and felt her pain and loss and sadness and I did cry!
I'm not sure if I'd want to be an actor in a next life though, it seems like they never get any privacy and the whole world wants to spread terrible rumors about them. I think I would have enjoyed it back in the forties and fifties though. But honestly, I love writing so much, I can't imagine wanting to do anything besides creating stories.
Oh, I wrote a post today about the buying votes issue- https://steemit.com/steemit/@dreemit/steemit-is-becoming-a-welfare-state-addressing-the-heart-of-the-issue-including-an-original-song-by-my-amazing-brother-that
plus it has a song from my brother in it :)
It always suprises me how much parralels we have in our lives :-)
You are absolutely right, nowadays it must be quite stressful being an actor. Writing is much more relaxed.
Awesome that you did another article about vote buying!! I will read it right now while I listen to your brother's song, having my first coffee in the morning - baaaaam! :-)
Have a wonderful day my friend!