In this weeks lessons we have progressed to the point where we are starting to rehearse the play without scripts. It is coming along very well and is looking rather good. The physical theater that is included with in the play is also coming along very nicely (the making of Christopher's house and when he looks for his book). However I do believe that some scenes (mainly the physical piece at the London train station) we could have everyone standing in the position, ready to catch Christopher and once they have finished their part with Christopher they start to walk around. The whole idea of this is that we can let the audience see how Christopher thinks it's going to be like any other train station and then finally it's the reality of the train station. Busy.
I think the character of "man in socks" is a challenge for myself as the name doesn't really give much away about the character and there are quite a few interpretations for the name, for example:
- He might be homeless
- He might be wearing some bright socks under his clothes
- He might be wearing nothing but his socks (a very unlikely thing to witness on the underground)
So, a way to decide an outcome for this character in the play is to ask people in the class "What do you think of the 'Man in Socks, appearance wise?"
Using my feedback, I shall decide on what the character will look like etc.
In a warm up we had focused on in class, we allowed ourselves to select a character that we play and walk around as that character. However when we sat down we were normal and out of character. We then practiced the skill of walking in and out of character which will help us improve our character skill for the play as it is a very common piece that is used.
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