15/1/15

Today we focused on finishing Tale 5, and adding the last ideas to the tales we had been directing ourselves (Tale 7 in my case). I really feel like Tale 7 because we started cutting and developing our ideas we cutted the 'wandering around the aisles', and changing it to sharper lines in which we have created a routine.  Adding a routine is in keeping with the physical aspect of the play. As we all stand in straight lines there is the question of whether we are shoppers, or the shopping aisles, and how that can change the messages of those moments.

In tale 5, we have finished up the end of the scene by doing some lifting work. After the lines about the woman being killed are said, some of the cast congregated in a corner, and lifted Taffie up above them, as though bearing the weight of a coffin. I think doing this not only contributes to the literal sense of us taking her body out of the house. This could symbolise us bearing the weight of this tragedy, which I think the narrator is, as they might be wondering whether they could have done or said anything to change her life. Carrying her above our heads also makes her more precious, and sends the message that she died unfairly, for she was so good. 

Set yourself  three rehearsal targets:

1. Practise off script

2. Maintain focus throughout the rehearsal

3.  make definite choices in characters 

Reflect on the targets set:  Have they been achieved? How?           

i have found a group to rehearse my lines with as well as my cues, i have used Miss.Goodall's exercises  at the start of the lesson to give me focus throughout the lesson, finally i decided what character i want to play before i decided how i am going to play it.

What would you give yourself for today’s rehearsal? 

Marking criteria:	Why?
P2 Demonstrate personal and technical skills in rehearsal making a positive contribution to the process
M2 Demonstrate personal and technical skills in rehearsal, consistently making a positive contribution and constructive contribution to the process.	i have demonstrated personal and technical skills and i have been able to make good contribution to ideas in tale 7.
D2 Demonstrate personal and technical skills in rehearsal with consistently positive and constructive contributions, engagement, commitment, input and self- reflection.