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Week Nine

Posted on April 25th, 2007 by tilly26.
Categories: Theatre Journals for 100.

First week of term 2. *Sigh* So busy already. Let’s see, we had MacBeth, Top Acts, and more 100.

Before I get to the joke, I would just like to congratulate Gemma on her intense performance in class on our only rehearsal this week… Okay now we can get into it =p

What do John the Baptist & Winnie the Pooh have in common? Their middle name!

I know what your thinking, lollerskates.

Anyhooo……

Acting
Even though I was only in class once this week due to MacBeth and immunisations, and for that one class I was fairly unfocused, I have done a lot of character development on my own time. Firstly I’ve decided on the style of speech the guide should have and will now keep that constant throughout the whole play rather than chopping and changing accents every scene. Also, I’ve given her a particular walk and some mannerisms. I’ve also made far clearer distinctions between her different moods. It says in the description of the guide that she is like a charmeleon, changing her voice and physicality often and with ease. So I have now gone through the first scene and decided points where the sudden changes happen. In some cases it’s her snapping from happy to crazy psyco when she snaps at Alex, and then snapping right back to pleasant again. In there are also times when she switches from serious to playful, from bored to intense and so forth. If we have the box that sits back stage centre for the opening Void scene, which I think we should, if we are having home positions for the boxes in the Voids, then when she goes to the back of the stage to point at the camera, she can jump up onto the box. This will again show that young side to her, her authority, and how used to this environment she is. It will also create multiple levels which I know Coops wants more of.

Directing
I must say I love Cooper’s idea about taxing the opening of MacBeth for 100. It fits so well and will be a great first impression on the audience (I know I was blown away when they did it in MacBeth) but it may be a tricky one for audio and lighting to co-ordinate on our tech day. Still the effect of it would be awesome and well worth it. I’m wondering though about costuming for that. Just a thought, but if Nia, Alex, Ketu and Sophie are going to be in it, how will Sophie and Ketu change in time for opening the next scene? I think it would be a bit crappy if the did that flashing dying bit in their Void clothes, as those clothes are supposed to be unique to the Void and as we show them go throughout their lives, they wouldn’t be wearing their Void clothes. Perhaps they might just have a jacket or dress on something slipped on overtop that can be taken off in a few seconds. Because I imagine towards the end of the flashes they would have one flash of everyone alive then blackout then the next of everyone dead then a blackout then the next of an empty stage then a blackout then the lights would fade back up (to show that they move on after they die) and I guess these last two blackouts and the first flash would give them 20 seconds maybe to take off whatever costume they have on over top of their Void clothes. Anyway just a thought.

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