These are just two of the videos which  i think remind me of Leah; here represented by Cassie from Skins

Staging

Thrust Stage:

Advantage: People from every angle can see you and there’s a big space to perform in.

Disadvantage: You don’t want your back to some people

As an actor...

Being able to project my voice all around the room, and to show my facial expressions to everybody

First Rehearsal

In our first rehearsal today, we all got in and i was one of the people being directed, as i was in the first 3 scenes.  I didn’t complete a roll on the wall or my self-assessment sheet, as i was out of the classroom with sir working on my Leah scene with Cameron. This really helped, having an outsider and an individual watching and commenting on what you could improve on.

We also then devised an opening sequence, mine with Ella & Ellie, we were putting on makeup and trying to get through to somebody on our mobiles, all in sync. We do this at the beginning with the soundtrack ‘Pumped up Kids by Foster the People’ to show that all 3 of us, are, in the end, the same person: Leah.  I think this really helps the audience understand the changes of character throughout the play, and diminishes any confusion of character changing.

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not very good quality, but the scripts

Constantin Stanislavski, born Consta ntin Sergeyevich Alekseyev on January 17, 1863, was a Russian actor and theater director. He is best known for developing what is called the "Stanislavski method" of acting, in which an actor attempts to identify emotionally with their character. His first independent production, Leo Tolstoy's The Fruits of Enlightenment (1981), opened to significant praise. In 1897, Stanislavski teamed up with writer and director Vladimir Nemirovick-Danchenko to create the Moscow Art Theatre, which opened in 1898. He directed several plays including Anton Chekhov'sThe Seagull (1898), The Three Sisters (1901) and The Cherry Orchard (1903). Stanislavski died on August 7, 1938.

a.     Subtext is the actual meaning of the script, without the person really saying it, maybe how they really feel and what they really mean to say.

b.    Because i believe it helped us go into depth with Leah’s monologue and helped us understand what she really wanted to get across to Phil.

c.     It definitely helped me understand what she wanted to portray, which i suppose in hindsight, helps us also understand the character?

Last question:

Because the more truthful we are in our play, the more believable it becomes, and the better story we are telling, which challenges our acting and helps us connect with the audience.

Casting workshop:

a.    The casting workshop was really good fun, and let us all experience something new and out of our comfort zones. I auditioned for Leah, as i thought i understood and connected with her character well, after previous weeks on doing activities on her home life and personality, such as the character wall (?), role play etc.  

b.    I was impressed with everybody and the attitude people took to the direction that they were given but i was particularly impressed with Cameron for stepping up and reading in for any part he could and taking advantage of the opportunity.