Up and Moving

On Monday we will start "blocking" our solo scenes; you should know your lines. Think about the SPACE- where is the audience? The other character/s? Do you have set- chair/ table?What is a stage space?

Spamalot

Ms Clemence, Mrs Beer and I are going to see a musical, Spamalot on Friday.
Here is a review
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/71621993/christchurch-spamalot-a-world-first

On Tuesday 15 we are going to see Grease.  When I have seen Spamalot I will write about it, that can be a template for our writing about Grease. Don't forget money and permission slips.

Drama vocabulary

It is easier to describe a performance [your own or others] if you know the right vocabulary. I have shared with you a list to your google drive drama folder. Here are some other resources.

https://quizlet.com/12180309/standard-grade-drama-vocabulary-list-flash-cards/
https://myvocabulary.com/word-list/theater-and-drama-vocabulary/

Writing your intentions

You should already have chosen a role and learned your lines.

Today you will rehearse and write your intentions for your role. I have shared a list of words with you which you should use to describe how you use your body to show your character-
GLOSSARY OF DRAMA TECHNIQUES
voice, body, movement and use of space 
Here is an example:

Statement of Intention – Role: Bess- “The Highwayman” 
I am going to be Bess. I want to show how beautiful and brave she is. She defies the soldiers and sacrifices herself to save her lover. I want the audience to feel my fear and to feel sorry for me as I am faced with an impossible choice.
I stand up straight with my shoulders back and look straight at the audience.  I press my lips together to show I am scared. I struggle against the ropes [imaginary] that tie me up. I use an angry voice and I yell at the soldiers. When I say "I love him" I use a quieter, deeper voice then I whisper "goodbye" as I pull the gun trigger.

90006 Statement of Context – Role: Bess- “The Highwayman” We have decided to focus on’ The Highwayman’ and treat it like we are telling a spooky story. We decided to trim it down and just focus on the love story between the Highwayman and Bess. We want the audience to get a sense that this love is so strong that it would survive beyond death. That it would go on forever. So there is a magical, spiritual feeling that we will try and create. [1] One of the things we have decided we really want to do is create a picture for the audience of what the night is like because this will add to the magical quality of the story. There is a lot of description about the night and we thought it was important to draw this out and create a sense of atmosphere. [2] I am going to be Bess. I want to show how beautiful and brave she is. She defies the soldiers and sacrifices herself to save her lover. I want the audience to feel my fear and to feel sorry for me as I am faced with an impossible choice.[3] We are going to use the first and last parts as ‘book ends’ and have them very similar to each other so that it comes back to the feeling that we are telling the audience a thrilling ghost story.