Thursday 18th December Homework

Today we continued to work on the play tale, by tale. 

It is important that over the break you LEARN ALL OF YOUR LINES. Even those that we haven't blocked yet. The show is very detailed in moving the stools and lighting, by learning your lines you will make the rehearsal process much easier. 

For each tale, even though you are working as an ensemble you have a character within it. 

1. Go through your script tale by tale and work out the character that you are. Write about each character briefly. 

For example in TALE 3 - are you all witnesses to what Jack does? 

In Tale 4 - are you all the same character? The young person who notices the old lady and helps her? 

2. Next, write out some of your lines from each tale and next to the line write your OBJECTIVE for saying the line. Think about why are you saying the line and this will help you with finding how you might say this.

3. Please go through your script and check you have all of your BLOCKING written down. You should have where you move to, who you stand/sit next to, when you light with a phone...etc.

Thursday 11th December

Ensemble

The theatre ensemble in our piece is crucial to the success of the final performance. 

Write your own definition of what ensemble means in theatre.

What has to happen in the rehearsal room to develop a successful ensemble?

Write about your favourite ensemble moment so far. Write at least 4 sentences to explain why. 

Pictures of an ensemble in Julius Caesar.

Today we focused on creating Tale 3 and the start of Tale 4.
Write at least 4 sentences to answer each question:

TALE 3

• How have we decided to stage Tale 3? 
• What characters do you play in this tale? 
• What is the atmosphere of Tale 3? How is this different to what we have created for Tale 1 & 2?

TALE 4

• How have we decided to stage Tale 4? 
• What characters do you play in this tale? 

Further questions...

• What acting skills have you continued to develop over the past few weeks? Is there anything new you have discovered about your own skills?
• Return to all of the sections of the text we have staged so far. Select a line from each that sums up that tale.

As well as keeping your blog up to date you need to:

LEARN ALL LINES that have already been given to you.

On Monday you will be given an edited script, you need to read this ready for the rehearsal on Thursday. I would like to finish blocking Tale 4 and 5. We will then run from the start. We then have 4 weeks after the Christmas break to complete the piece and polish it. 

Thursday 4th December

Well done on such a fantastic lesson, it was so lovely to see you all and be back in the room making theatre! 

Please reflect on the following things for this week's lesson:

Rehearing:

Here is the basic configuration of our performance space. It is called THRUST staging. 

• Give an advantage of using this stage space.
• Give a disadvantage of using this stage space. 

Question:

As an actor what are the challenges you think you will have personally being directed in this space? 

Below is a plan of a stage. It tells you what we call each area of the stage. Familiarise yourself with this as you will be asked by your director to enter from stage left or right, move up or down stage. This is vocabulary that you should be able to use as an actor. 

How have we staged the prologue? Why have we made this choices? What is the effect that is created? 

Answer for the tale you are in. Girls - Tale 1, Boys - Tale 2

What is your role in the tale?

How has it been staged?

Why have these choices been made?

What are the strengths of this piece so far?

What developments need to happen throughout the rehearsal period? 

LINE LEARNING

You all need to learn lines that have been allocated to you so far for the next lesson. 

PLANNING 

Have a read through Tale 3, 4 and 5 again.

We will be working on these next week. 

REMINDER OF HOW YOU ARE BEING MARKED 

Unit 15:Performing Scripted Plays

Grading Criteria

DEVELOPING IN REHEARSAL  

P1 Explore, develop and shape a role using practical activities and research findings

M1 Explore, develop and shape a role using practical activities and research findings in relation to the demands of the text

D1 Explore, develop and shape a role using practical activities and research findings effectively, fully appreciating the demands of the text.

REHEARSAL 

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.

D2 Demonstrate personal and technical skills in rehearsal with consistently positive and constructive contributions, engagement, commitment, input and self- reflection.

PERFORMANCE 

P3 Perform a role demonstrating competent use of relevant performance skills to communicate intentions to the audience

M3 Perform a role demonstrating competent use of relevant performance skills confidently and consistently, clearly communicating intentions to the audience

D3 Perform a role with competent, sustained and effective demonstration of relevant performance skills, accurately communicating intentions to the audience with confidence and control.