You Try Being a Demon!
contributed by Anna Dowell
It is not easy.
Demon- “comes from the Greek word, “daimon”, which means “intelligent.” According to some passages in the New Testament, Satan has a personal army of demons to asist him in attacking humans and accomplishing evil tasks. They roam the world looking for people to destroy. And devour.
In Estranged Identity, that is exactly what I, Anger, have to portray along with the other six of my fellow demons. We are a “cluster” of demons sent out to turn Mary away from everything and everyone she has ever known. To make her completely under our power.
Tonight we worked on our own individual characterizations of each demon. We discussed among ourselves what each demon would look like in our own eyes. For instance, when Revenge sets a goal in his mind, he will destroy anyone or anything that gets in the way of his path! On the other hand, Selfishness is completely absorbed in herself and what will benefit her. Personally, I think Anger is probably one of the easier characteristics to portray. We all experience anger quite often, whether being frustrated with customers/clients at work, or fighting with siblings at home. It is, sadly, one of our more frequent emotions.
But this isn’t just a, sudden burst of anger and then I forget why I am even angry, I am carrying on this characteristic through my whole life as a demon. 
Hating, yelling, and screaming at everyone and everything, and influencing those around me to imitate me. It’s interesting how each of the seven demons carry a little bit from each characteristic. Insanity has his angry moments, prideful /selfish thoughts, and revenge on his mind, etc.
So yes, it may seem somewhat easy, but we have to keep in mind that by our actions, facial expressions, and voice inflections, the audience should be able to easily distinguish between each demon. We are going to have a lot of fun with this; especially seeing that we can be as inhumane has possible. And I know you want to see me angry, so come watch Estranged Identity!
