Development of your piece To develop my character I (wrote narration,monologue, duologue) I hot seated to develop my character- I used stanislavski’s methods to develop my role (magic if, emotion memory, writing in role) – it helped me “live” the role and learn more about the character. I developed my scenes by writing a script with my group – took different roles and improvised sections to extend moments. We used a greek chorus to help tell parts of the story- used vocal techniques such as …. To emphasise certain words – this was effective in creating ….. Effects

Development We used physical theatre techniques to create scenes …… (examples) We used unison to emphasise moments (example) Puppetry was good to show control We used the metaphor of a mirror to show… One effective moment in development was (give example with techniques used) We used symbolism in performance – give 2 examples We had visual metaphors to show certain moments

Development- describe a moment in detail When speaking my monologue I used all my acting skills – one moment that I thought was effective was – give quote and then explain what you did vocally, gesture, body language, facial expression, interaction – what was the the effect? Comic, tragic, suspense? Technical elements pick a moment to discuss– lighting- sound, projection. And the effect of these.--- unified semiotics!!! How did you transition to each scene???

Development I had costume that reflected my character….. Example Use of colour to show my characters mood- emotion I used berkoff/stan/artauds/brecht’s ideas– give examples Use practitioner sheets to help!!

Use eiree music to create surreal atmosphere Surreal-meaning dreamlike or nightmarish, non-naturalistic, strange and unsettling abstract, grotesque, stylised, eerie atmospheres. Antonin Artaud’s ideas – Create a dream sequence in which a character or protagonist from your drama is faced with their worst fear, Use eiree music to create surreal atmosphere Use green, red, blue lighting to create moods- happy, sad, scared, angry. Distort body into abstract shapes Grotesque characters or symbols that represent their insecurities Use voice to unsettle – unison, whispers, cannon, echo, animalistic breathing, choral work, speaking in round, repetition Can start normal and become more exaggerated and grotesque as the dream progresses Create a threatening atmosphere by writing tense dialogue with long pauses and weird gibberish words

Key Berkovian Features Non naturalistic Actor as story teller- narrator as well as character. Actor creates relationship with audience through breaking 4th wall – direct narrator Grotesque caricatures- that reflect inner corruption Exaggerated mime-ritualised gestures physical theatre Actor using body as props- versatile actors Minimal set Coarse poetic language- swearing Disturbing sounds and images Nightmarish qualities and themes

Stanislavski Inner truth of the character Feeling in the role Walking in the shoes of character Emotional connection Realism Writing in role Emotion memory Subtext of the words Magic if Complex psychology of the character

Features of Brecht’s theatre Exaggerated acting style (story telling style) Use of body – mime- facial expression big Look at your audience Breaking down the fourth wall (direct narration) Placards-signs to establish place and character Multi-roling in view of the audience. Alternative endings- good does not always win Humorous stereotypical caricatures (grotesque?) Back stage mechanics revealed to audience- lights and set changes Non naturalistic staging design Challenge your audience!- make them think about a social message!