We started blocking out the script today.
Steph told us that in the beginning of the production we will start off in the entrance to the theatre in our characters. We will be exploring the room as though we haven't seen it before and enter into the theatre with the audience, again wondering where we are and trying to explore the different areas of the room.
After some time the people in Jack's tribe in the beginning will start walking around together until they are in their full group. One group will go outside (or stay outside from the beginning) and the others will sit together at the side of the stage. The rest of us will slowly start to sit in our own space.
When performing as Piggy there will just be me and one of the Ralphs left standing on stage.
I like this method of entrance as it will create the atmosphere right from the beginning for the audience.
For today, Brad took the part of Piggy and I took notes on the blocking for when I perform it myself. It was quite interesting watching someone else playing the same part as me because it let me see what works and what doesn't work for the character. It also showed me that quite a few of the lines in the script make him seem very young due to the usual nature of the play. This can be avoided by either changing some of the dialogue or using a different way of delivering the lines.
I found today's lesson extremely useful for the development of my character and learnt how to change the age of my character to suit the interpretation we are performing.
- Ebony.
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