Act 1 Scene 6
Act 1 Scene 13
Act 1 Scene 15
Act 2 Scene 7
Monday, 23 February 2015
Act 1 Scene 12 - Tsunami
In act 1 scene 12, there is a scene where islanders enter the scene very injured, hungry and tired. Here are some pictures of tsunamis from countries such as Japan:
Saturday, 21 February 2015
Locaha - My Role
The character that I will be playing in the play is 'Locaha'. However, I will be accompanied by Olivia Kiely, Olivia Oprzynska and Eleanor Chilton-Sutton. As an ensemble, we will work together to bring the character Locaha to life in the play. From briefly talking to Olivia Kiely, we have a brief idea of what we want our costume to be:
We thought of wearing a black crop top with a long, black maxi skirt as the skirt would look quite effective as we moved across the stage and performance space together. In addition, the black crop top would add simplicity to our costume. Furthermore, the colour black has connotations of darkness and death. Therefore, we believe that wearing the colour black will add a gothic-feel to our character to make us look as gothic and scary as possible.
This is an idea I have of the makeup we could wear when in character. I believe this is quite gothic. Therefore, it would suit with the costume ideas we have. Furthermore, the eye art would add more of an edge to our character to make us look as scary and different as possible. Around our eyes should be black also to elaborate on the gothic feel will are trying to imply.
To make sure we all have an even amount of lines to say in the play, we decided to split up the lines that our character has like so:
This is an example that Eleanor showed us. We all agreed that this is a could way to split up the lines to make sure we are all speaking equally in the play.
We thought of wearing a black crop top with a long, black maxi skirt as the skirt would look quite effective as we moved across the stage and performance space together. In addition, the black crop top would add simplicity to our costume. Furthermore, the colour black has connotations of darkness and death. Therefore, we believe that wearing the colour black will add a gothic-feel to our character to make us look as gothic and scary as possible.
This is an idea I have of the makeup we could wear when in character. I believe this is quite gothic. Therefore, it would suit with the costume ideas we have. Furthermore, the eye art would add more of an edge to our character to make us look as scary and different as possible. Around our eyes should be black also to elaborate on the gothic feel will are trying to imply. To make sure we all have an even amount of lines to say in the play, we decided to split up the lines that our character has like so:
This is an example that Eleanor showed us. We all agreed that this is a could way to split up the lines to make sure we are all speaking equally in the play.
Acting Techniques (keep on adding each week of rehearsals)
Open your voice be high status with your voice - good voice technique
It's a command, not a suggestion
Lose yourself in a character
Leave your personal problems at the door
In order to make a play successful, as a cast you must work together
If one person loses focus in the ensemble, it can ruin the whole performance
Leave your personal problems at the door
In order to make a play successful, as a cast you must work together
If one person loses focus in the ensemble, it can ruin the whole performance
Act 1 Scene 10 - Beer Ceremony
During week 7 of theatre, we created a piece of movement to do during the beer ceremony in Act 1 Scene 10. In Mau's culture, a beer ceremony is seen as a normality. Therefore, we decided to give special focus and attention when performing the ceremony.
At the beginning of the ceremony, all of the male cast are in a circle and the rest of the female cast are in a circle around them. Whilst tribal music is playing in the background, as a company, we chant "beer beer beer beer" repetitively whilst using our bodies to move in a exciting and energetic manner. After this, the cast become silent. The male cast in a circle move as water whereas the female cast move as fire. To end this movement, the male cast spit in a bowl that contains the beer we are having the ceremony for. After this, they move backwards still in a circle and the female cast come forwards (also still in a circle). As this is all happening, the tribal music is still playing continuously in the background. However, the music comes to a halt to indicate when the male cast should spit in the bowl.
Now that the female cast is in a circle with the male cast around them, instead of moving as fire, they now move as air whilst the male cast move as earth. The movement shows a clear contrast as moving as air would contain more gracious and elegant movement. On the contrary, moving as the earth would be more aggressive to show the contact that the nation have with the earth is physical. To end this movement, the music comes to a half again to indicate when the female cast should also spit in the bowl of beer. After they do this, they move backwards into the circle with the male cast and continue the movement they did at the beginning whilst chanting "beer beer beer beer".
The cast now crouch down in a circle to watch people perform their own individual rituals for the ceremony. Individual groups will enter the middle of the circle to do their ritual, end of their ritual by putting something inside the bowl of beer then join the rest of the nation in the circle formation. I do my ritual after Rasaq and Brinley with Thaliqua, Kit, Becky and Chloe. Whilst doing our ritual, we repetitively chant "Travel far, meet yourself, travel long, home".
At the beginning of the ceremony, all of the male cast are in a circle and the rest of the female cast are in a circle around them. Whilst tribal music is playing in the background, as a company, we chant "beer beer beer beer" repetitively whilst using our bodies to move in a exciting and energetic manner. After this, the cast become silent. The male cast in a circle move as water whereas the female cast move as fire. To end this movement, the male cast spit in a bowl that contains the beer we are having the ceremony for. After this, they move backwards still in a circle and the female cast come forwards (also still in a circle). As this is all happening, the tribal music is still playing continuously in the background. However, the music comes to a halt to indicate when the male cast should spit in the bowl.
Now that the female cast is in a circle with the male cast around them, instead of moving as fire, they now move as air whilst the male cast move as earth. The movement shows a clear contrast as moving as air would contain more gracious and elegant movement. On the contrary, moving as the earth would be more aggressive to show the contact that the nation have with the earth is physical. To end this movement, the music comes to a half again to indicate when the female cast should also spit in the bowl of beer. After they do this, they move backwards into the circle with the male cast and continue the movement they did at the beginning whilst chanting "beer beer beer beer".
The cast now crouch down in a circle to watch people perform their own individual rituals for the ceremony. Individual groups will enter the middle of the circle to do their ritual, end of their ritual by putting something inside the bowl of beer then join the rest of the nation in the circle formation. I do my ritual after Rasaq and Brinley with Thaliqua, Kit, Becky and Chloe. Whilst doing our ritual, we repetitively chant "Travel far, meet yourself, travel long, home".
Monday, 9 February 2015
A Plan For The Rest of the Unit
Week 5
Pages 17-27
Week 6
Pages 27-61
Week 7
Pages 61-81
Week 1
Pages 81-110
Week 2
Pages 110-144
Week 3
Run through
Week 4
Easter
Week 5
Dress rehearsal in school
Week 6
performance
Week 7
Evaluation
Monday, 26 January 2015
The Class' Ideas for Scenes 1-16 In Act 1
ACT 1 SCENE 1
Fenton, Sam Clarke, Hector, Alfie and Finn
Swarm of people (us enter)
Mau walks in completely oblivious
Hit tree, birds fly away- everyone will scatter out like birds
People inside two rows of people, audience will make the boat
Two sides represent boats
Props- hatchet
Wood
Old tools
ACT 1 SCENE 2
Lara (me), Samantha, Tobi,Courteney and Nicole
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ACT 1 SCENE 3
Chloe, Becky, Katie, Kit and Amber Sardina
Audience sitting - the sea
Island is the sea
Sand on the stage
Two blue lights
Daphne on the balcony holding a lantern
Spotlight coming from the island to Daphne
A light following Milton
Milton a puppet in all black
A projection of what Daphne sees when she's looking through a telescope
ACT 1 SCENE 4
Holly, Charlie, Eleanor and Clay
Daphne on balcony observing Mau
Pop out umbrella as a gun
Grandfathers - atmospheric music when they enter
All wearing same - cloaks
All have a chant, hum, all speak in time
Black ribbon to represent Daphne mourning
Tattoos for the tribal people (nation) - represents difference in culture in the play between Mau and Daphne
ACT 1 SCENE 5
Amber Gray, Iris, Izzy, Yasmin and Thaliqua
Stage split into two (half the stage island, half the stage ship)
Balcony represents top deck of the ship
ACT 1 SCENE 6
Edgar, Hannah, Fifi, Brin and Anna
Island on stage
Body shipped off, people will carry the body,
Where audience is, the sea
Blue scaffolding
Locaha as a collection of four and five people - made physically
When people break in, black trackies
Tribal prints, patterns and statues
ACT 1 SCENE 7
Samara, Olivia O, Delainey, Jacob and Rasaq
Chief on stage
Orchestra pit, mat there for when the chief gets short
Cox's monologue, explores the stage during this
ACT 1 SCENE 8
Thalia, Lara, Lauren, Olivia K and Danny
Night sky projected on balcony wall so audience can see it aswell and feel involved in the story
Green umbrella as Tree tops, make them go at different levels
On sheet, silhouettes of people to make it look like Cau's giving birth
Cardboard tube or pipe to represent telescope
ACT 1 SCENE 9
Dru, Sam Johnson, D'Nai, Jack and Isaac
Sticks, umbrella, brooms, mops to create a TP
Sticks become the TP
Blanket over the TP in the centre of the stage
Sing the first part of 'twinkle twinkle little star'
Starry night glowing away
Everyone has a candle and glow stick when singing the song
Dim lighting
ACT 1 SCENE 10
Chorus sing the song
ACT 1 SCENE 12 AND 13:
(My group)
ACT 1 SCENE 14
On stage when dialogue happens
Woman who gives her poison on the stage
Fall in orchestra pit
Lights turn dark when they've reached the underworld
Soundscape of after
ACT 1 SCENE 15
Still in underworld
ACT 1 SCENE 16
Mau's dead
Rest of the nation on balcony
Dream fish could be puppets held up from the balcony
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