Drama reflection - 11/11/14 - Unit 4 First Lesson

Today we started reading our new scripted group performances,  Almost, Maine, we do not know yet who has which role, just that we will be performing one of the scenes with one other person.  We started reading the first scene/story (each scene is a little story by itself, they all have the common theme of love, and they all have something strange, for example the scene we are reading the girl's heart is broken so she carries it around in a paper bag) however we did not finish because we had a short second lesson as it's remembrance day.

The script is a bit funny, with the language and the awkward moments, where the characters just stand around saying "um".  The script is also quite weird, using the above example the girl is carrying her heart round in a paper bag.  The whole prospect is a bit worrying as well, our character will be chosen for us, and could end up with any character (well, I know that I will play a man, but still...), however it is also a relief because we don't have to pick our character and that will take out a bit of anxiety from the whole process.  Also I will have to perform with a strait face, saying these things and with the weirdness of it, it could pose a challenge.  I know that the performance time will be fifteen minutes, which is quite a long time.

Drama Class Reflection 31st October

We were missing Lulu again, as she was not at school.  Vic played Lulu's part as the two other people in her group were not here either.

We tested making bruises with makeup to further the effect of beaten up soldiers, and we will all wear army styled costumes, I will wear black camping trousers, and a short sleeved shirt as my "army" gear. I also wore the sling that I will be wearing for the actual performance.  We have made a few more changes to the script, just minor details, like I say "I'm sorry" at a certain point.

Todo:
          loop the heartbeat sound so it continues for the whole performance
          bring in army styled clothes