10th September

Performance Workshop 

Today we looked into devising our own play and using a scripted play. As a class we brainstormed idea's for types of plays and plays. We all decided as a class that doing a serious play was best because was have already done 2 comedy's, also it is more challenging.  

Once we finished Megan, Fran and I decided to do The Grandfathers because it is quite comedic but has really serious undertones. However we are going to have to condense it down as there are only 3 actors playing a 9 part play.

I am going to get a copy of the script and work with Fran and Megan to condense it down. Then I will write up notes about my character and work on where the humour is and where the points are that are impacting to the audience. 

We looked at the song Nothing from A Chorus Line. We looked at the lyrics and try to find the humour in the song.I think a lot of the humour could come from how the other pupils are acting in the class. I also think there could be some humour when she says 'I feel the snow... I feel the cold... I feel the air' Morales could mimic the pupils in the class, as if she was making fun of them. 

Then we turned the song into a mini scene. I had an idea of rather than just having 1 Morales we switch between 3, this gave everyone in our group a chance to be the main character. I also had the idea when Morales is singing about how she is trying to feel how an ice cream cone feels, that she could us her arm and body and try to be an ice cream cone. This could be quite comedic as it shows the audience that she is really trying to feel like an ice cream cone which is really comedic as ice cream cones don't have feelings and its also very stereotypical of an acting class.