WHERE LOYALTIES LIE6 Character development + completed chair duet

We began today with a standard warm-up game of 'zip zap boing'. This is a simple game to play as it always ups the energy the room, meaning all of us are able to focus on the task better. We had to work in a different space today as we were working outside of lesson time. This room isn't very good for our rehearsals because it is the common room. This means that there are always people entering/exiting. This is why the game was important, as it meant we could focus on Drama instead of the distractions.

We started by running through what we had previously done the week before, and we fixed any bits we had forgotten. We worked on putting the contact improvisation scenes into 1 scene in the style of a prologue. Myself and Amelie now have a completed sequence that flows nicely. Since the others were still rehearsing theirs, we ended up playing with the pacing and the music we wanted to go with it. We started off by not knowing of any relationship between the characters, but by the end, we knew what was being portrayed during it. We wanted to use different pacing for this to emphasise different moments.

After this, we worked on creating a monologue for James. We had decided that the storyline would revolve around a bar that James owns. From the hot seating, we gathered this information about him:

     - Frederick

     - 38

-         -  Likes his job

-          - There are some regulars

-         -  Doesn’t mind people venting

-          - Doesn’t have pets

-          - Has a few favourites

-          - Other people are interesting as their personalities change when they go into a bar

           - Likes the aspect of confidentiality

-          - Hears sad stories

-          - Has seen Louis in there, being yelled at by his ‘controlling wife’

-          - She asked if they serve grass beer.

At this time, we are thinking that James' character will have a link to the guys as he went to school with them, however his main link will be through Silvana. Silvana and Emma are sisters, and we want James to be Silvana's ex. Here are the links:

Seth and Hugo are brothers
Emma and Silvana are sisters
James and Silvana used to date
Everyone goes into James's pub
Hugo and Emma are dating
Louis and Amelie are dating
Hugo, Louis and Tristan are close mates from school