Task 2: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Performance: Performing a Classical Role: Rehearsals, Mock and Performance
A Midsummer Night's Dream Group Members Kacie Everett Mathilde Marsh Wednesday 22nd November, 2023 This was our first lesson/rehearsal for our exam in this unit on the 17th of January, 2023. Our exam is a performance of a classical role and our extracts are from Shakespeare's, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. The first thing we needed to do was choose our partners and the extracts we want to do. I will performing alongside Mathilde Marsh and our first chosen extract is the opening scene of Act II which is a duologue between Lysander and Hermia. I am taking on the role of Hermia for this scene. Our second chosen extract is Act III, Scene I which is a duologue between Bottom and Titania. For this extract, I will be playing Bottom. Creating a Rehearsal Schedule Once we decided on our roles and the scenes we will be performing, we needed to create a rehearsal schedule that leads up to the exam date. Our timetabled lesson for this unit is on a Wednesday afternoon so we d...