Unit 9 & 10 - Acting Technique & Performance

  Performing a Classical Role Mock 15/12/23 Helena's Monologue: Act 1, Scene 1  From Shakespeare's, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream ' What Went Well? Even Better If?

  A Midsummer Night’s Dream Performance Evaluation PART ONE 1. What was your initial response to the practitioner Shakespeare? How has this developed/changed during the course of rehearsals and performance? I overall had a very positive initial response to the practitioner Shakespeare. I personally really like the way he uses language in his plays. The hidden meanings of his plays are metaphorically hidden in his scripts and I really enjoy that as it makes audiences think deeper about what he’s writing about in his plays.  I find the language in Shakespeare’s plays rather mesmerising but I knew it would be tricky to learn. As the language is different to modern day language, I knew learning the scripts would be complicated as it is a completely different way of speaking. This is something I was a bit apprehensive about. Shakespeare writes tragedies and comedies and I was hoping that we would be ding one of his comedy plays as they are something that fit my acting style more. I...

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...