Blogs (week two)

Week 2: Blog 5-8

Unit 1-4(Monday 17th) Script work

This lesson we were given our first script of the course. The three main GREEK Theatre scripts that were handed to the class were The Trojan Women, Antigone and Oedipus. I received the an Antigone script. This script was about a young man called Haemon and his father Creon arguing about a relationship with a women called Antigone. At first me and my partner Ben Miller weren't sure what character to choose so what we did was we read it twice.  The first time I went with Haemon and my partner went with Creon. I felt this character suit me more not because of what the script was based on but I understood and felt what the character was feeling for the subject in the script. Because the topic that they were talking about confusing at first, I wasn't sure of what to do for on of the characters. Though read again and understood the plot and realised which I character I felt comfortable with. When actually tried to act it we both were fluid and performing it quite well even while reading scripts. I could tell that my partner was really pleased with his character as I was pleased with mine because he really enjoyed acting like an annoying father figure. While I played the stubborn child.

Unit 1-4 (Tuesday 18 &Wednesday 19th) Medea

In this lesson our second mentor Sharon wanted us to perform our script that she gave us last week. The play Medea. We were put into groups. Then each of our groups would perform it. My partners were Ben Miller l, Ben Taylor, Katie, Danielle and Diogo. Our scene was a paragraph about how Medea's friends heard about her divorce and they won't to try and comfort her but they're afraid she won't listen. They need one of them to talk to her but they are arguing about it. In our groups we decided that we should perform it saying one line for each person. In total it was 3 lines per person. We would obviously go in order for the script but the people would be different places. The performance had four sections. The first section would start out as us talking to the person next to us like it were a conversation. The second would be us talking to try crowd. The third section would then be talking to ourselves while thinking about it deeply. Then we would point at one another for someone to try and talk to her. Then Fourth section would be everyone saying at the same time "stop her from being so STUPID!" After that the performance was approved and were given feedback. We weren't really powerful enough with our words (due to it being the first performance) so we had to show the powers we had to put in certain words. The following day my group and one other were to come for practice so that we could perform it in front of our mentor Sharon. As we practiced we decided to add some changes. We would start off with our back towards the audience and then do section one. The second section was kept the same. As for the third section, we would still talk to the crowd but we would make our posture go from low to high. For example someone would at start of the line be low and someone else would be high. I though this was a great idea because it gave our performance something to make it look interesting and so we don't just stand there talking. The last section was changed completely. Instead of saying one line at the same time. We created a mini scene where everyone argues about who should talk to her. Then everyone except Danielle would grab and pull me towards the front as if they're telling me to go. I suggested this idea for it would bring an surprising effect towards the audience making them think what's going to happen next. Will this person stop Medea. Though instead the scene was ended by Danielle crying out for everything to stop. What this was suppose to give to the audience is that Danielle is not only saying that the performance has ended but also to stop this insane argument over who should try to comfort Medea. When both groups were done with there scenes our mentor wanted us to merge both scenes to make it one. What both groups created was my group would go first then we would separate as the second group goes through us. While my group would like extras in there scene. In the end our mentor congratulated us on doing well in our scenes.

Unit 1-4 (Thursday 20th) Improvisation

For this lesson our we entered seeing artistic objects that were put on a table. Our mentor Rob wanted to see our IMPROV abilities. 

All we had to do was pick an object and create a scene for a performance. If no one came up Rob would choose a few people and direct a little short scene. Although there were more performers in the class this time. There were level 2 actors and year 2 actors who acted as well as us. It was a great time to see the everyone's acting skills while watching.