04/02/16 character exercise

In this exercise we were told to think about all aspects of our characters. We thought about where we were, who we were with, what we were doing and the relationship and feelings towards the people we are with in the scene. Having this knowledge in our minds during our scenes will help add extra depth to our characters and make the scene much more interesting and believable as we have deeply thought about our characters intentions. Knowing if we want to be at the place in the scene and who we like and dislike in the scene will make it easier for us to decide where on the stage we will be and how our physicality/facial expressions will effect our performance. 

Globe theatre facts

IShakespeare's globe theatre is different to many other theatres as it is an open air theatre with a thrust stage type. It being open air means that: there is no lighting to accentuate the performances, the actors and audience must endure bad weather conditions, they must continue even though disruptions may be caused from sounds from the outside world such as planes or even boats as the theatre is situated beside the Thames river. On the bottom level of the theatre, surrounding the stage there is an area (the yard) where the audience must stand, these tickets are usually cheaper. Below is a photo of an audience in the globe

Globe Theatre exercise: 08/02:16

Today we looked at Puck's monologue in Unit 14. Amber was instructed, at first, to say it really vaguely with no emotion or gestures. The class then directed her on each line to do a gesture or where to walk on the stage. At the beginning, Amber delivered the monologue very boringly and because she had no gestures or expression in her voice us as an audience did not understand the lines she was saying which made the scene confusing and un enjoyable. By the end of the exercise she was confident with the meaning of every line and had gestures and clear emotions with everything she said. We were sitting in a thrust stage setting and had to think about how this monologue would be performed in the Globe Theatre. I learned from this exercise that we must always think about what the lines we are saying mean and how we should say it, so that the audience can understand everything we are saying in the scene. I also learned that our characters must always be showing an emotion and it must be clear to ourselves and the audience so that we can be understood and we have something to go on and we can develop our characters throughout the scene.

Character list

This family tree- like chart could help some people understand the relationships between all the characters.