2. Yr 7 Drama Status on The Stage

3. Today’s Objectives By the end of this lesson, you will: Be able to explain what status is. Be able to explain what status is. Understand how important status is on the stage. Understand how important status is on the stage. Recognise and use various drama skills that help us to show drama on stage. Recognise and use various drama skills that help us to show drama on stage. Begin working on a script extract. Begin working on a script extract. We will be working between Wildern Drama Levels 2 and 4

4. In pairs… One of you is the boss of a multi-million dollar company. One of you is the boss of a multi-million dollar company. The other person is a student, who is very short of cash! The other person is a student, who is very short of cash! Improvise a job interview situation between the two characters. Improvise a job interview situation between the two characters.

5. What happened????? How did the characters speak? How did the characters speak? How did they stand or sit? How did they stand or sit? How did they use their voice? How did they use their voice? What were their facial expressions like? What were their facial expressions like? How did they move around the space? How did they move around the space? Was one person higher than the other? Was one person higher than the other? WHO WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTER???

6. The character with the most importance is the character with the most…. STATUS Status is how important a person/character is. Status is how important a person/character is. It is associated with how much power they have, or how much control of the situation. It is associated with how much power they have, or how much control of the situation. In society, the person with the most status is our Queen. In society, the person with the most status is our Queen. Someone with low status might be a homeless person. Someone with low status might be a homeless person. In drama, status is related to how much power the CHARACTER has. In drama, status is related to how much power the CHARACTER has. Can you think of any examples? Can you think of any examples?

7. The Key Factors in showing status on stage are…

8. LEVELS LEVELS USE OF THE SPACE USE OF THE SPACE GESTURE GESTURE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS FACIAL EXPRESSIONS VOICE VOICE

9. Levels The higher someone is, the more status they have. They may be on a rostra block, or simply standing over the other character.

10. The more space you use, the more status you have! Use of The Space

11. What you do with your hands and arms Gesture

12. Facial Expression Use your facial expression to show what emotion your character is feeling, and how important you are!

13. Voice How loud will you be? What tone of voice will you use? How many pauses will you leave?

14. Blue Remembered Hills This play is by Dennis Potter. It is quite often used as a GCSE text. It is about a group of young boys and girls (8/9 years old). It tells the story of what happens to them during one summer of the Second World War. The play was written for adults – what problems does this cause?

15. Your Task…… In pairs, you need to rehearse the opening extract to the play between Peter and Billy. You MUST make it clear to the audience who has the most status, using the 5 techniques I have outlined. Do not stand still reading the script. Go through a couple of lines, learn them, decide how to stage it, then move on.