Wow...I have so much to say. I haven't really been keeping on top of everything, so I'm gonna try and be serious here. Try being the operative word in that sentence.
I had a flick through Mirror Mirror at SSABSA (is that the right amount of 'S's?) Drama Day, and I got a bit more of a picture of what it's about. I mean, at first I thought it was like a character who worked in a circus had an eating disorder, but that's not what it appears to be about. Keeping in mind that I only **flicked through** the script, it looks to me more like the circus is a metaphor, as in the girl's life is a circus. The Ringmaster looks like an amazing role, fun to play but also open to quite a bit of interpretation. And it's a character who could be over the top, but still be serious in context. I can't wait til we find out what the casting is, although I may not be thinking that if I get a role I think will be especially difficult. It's hard to remember that we're not 'competing' for the lead roles, but that we will receive roles that will (hopefully) showcase our talents the best.
Yesterday was SSABSA Drama Day. I held off writing about it last night, in case anything amazing came up in Drama today that related to it. And I was right! It seems that Luke was inspired to do an ISP, instead of being a part of the Group Production. I have to say, quite a few of us never saw that coming. I was hoping to maybe be inspired to a different path as well, but nothing really struck me. It made the ISPs look hard, and an offstage role to look just plain boring. However, there were some very interesting parts to the day. The scenes performed by Tyndale were very skilled, in that the girl playing Helen Keller didn't speak the whole time, but managed to convey so much. She even pulled off blind well, as she just stared blankly into space instead of looking at what she was doing. I also enjoyed Kane's ISP presentation, as I didn't see it last year and it introduced me for the first time to the idea of Forum Theatre. The 'workshop' with the two actors and director (unfortunately, names escape me) was very interesting, especially the subtext exercise using the beanbag. A useful part of the day was the information on reviews, as I really had no idea how to go about them, and I kinda assumed Ms Mace would explain when we got to that. All in all, although the 'being lectured at' part was really boring, SSABSA Drama Day proved well worth it.
And onto today's lesson. It was amazing. We were looking at our physicality, as a casting tool for Ms Mace, and I guess there was also benefit in it for us (even thought none immediately comes to mind, except for 'fun'). We started off doing mirrors, and my partner was Maddy. I think we worked really well together, as our movements were almost in perfect unison. Ms Mace even called on us to demonstrate in front of the class, which made me feel a little stupid but it was a great acknowledgement to know we were doing well. Then we tried moving our whole bodies and walking, mimicking each other's movements. This was a LOT harder as we had more to keep track of, and we weren't necessarily looking at each other directly. After lunch we came back with different partners, preferably of different genders, and Josh and I were together this time. We tried the walking-mimic thing again, but this time we were supposed to follow each other, not one lead and the other follow. We did it with colours as our inspiration, and I have to say I found it so much harder to work with Josh than I did with Maddy, but I'm not entirely sure why. Maybe Maddy and I just 'click' together well. After that, we 'danced' in our unison thing to music, and then joined up groups to form a large group to 'dance' with. Which meant that now my group (lol 'my' group...makes it sound like i own it or something) consisted of Josh, Jenna, Kyle and me. This was much easier to do, and I felt a lot less stupid. The ideas for movement were either adopted immediately or just ignored by the other three, which meant there was less time wondering what was going to happen. I very much enjoyed Drama today, it was challenging but still fun.
**phew** That was a blog-entry-and-a-half. If you've managed to read this far, then well done. Gah. I keep writing for an audience even though this is mostly for my own reference. Must be all my previous blog-writing which DID actually have an audience. Well, a great big HI and a hug to everyone who visits me here.
I so can't wait til the Group Production gets underway. I love rehearsing for things. I love performing them even more. I'm just a teensy bit worried I won't be good enough.
BYEEEE!
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
i am the fairest of them all, dammit!
And we have a play. Mirror Mirror here we come. I'm glad Mirror Mirror was the play chosen because it seems to resonate with everyone, and it can be a bit of fun as well as it's set in a circus. A couple of years ago, a close friend of mine (unfortunately we've grown apart now) was hospitalised with anorexia, and hardly anyone noticed how thin she was getting. It's too easy to cover it up, so hopefully the play will help the audience to notice things like that.
And we played games yesterday. Park Bench and that Bus game. I don't like the Bus game, it's too chaotic and I don''t think our class runs with it too well. Too many people try to draw the attention to themselves, there's no give-and-take. In Park Bench, as there are few people onstage, they don't try as much to hog the spotlight. As least that's how I see it.
So far in class, we've all mucked around all the time. Rowdy discussions, chaotic games, even when we did a moving reading of Dreamers people were laughing and joking. I guess last year people were able to settle down for the important stuff, but I didn't see that and I don't know how well we're going to be able to cope with a 'serious' Group Production. But that'll happen when it happens.
After having had a few weeks to get to know people, its interesting to watch the class. There are some people who couldn't care less about discussions, but are really into games; some who completely ignore everyone else and just go with their own ideas, no matter how little sense they make in context; and even some who just sit and don't really participate in anything. I'd like to know where I fit into all this, but obviously I can't notice anything 'different' about the way I am because I'm too close to the source.
Well, this is the end of this. I'll try and write blog at least once a week, to keep up to date with things. Love y'all lots and please, if you read this, just leave a comment or something cause it'd be nice to know who's been here.
Ally the Great.
And we played games yesterday. Park Bench and that Bus game. I don't like the Bus game, it's too chaotic and I don''t think our class runs with it too well. Too many people try to draw the attention to themselves, there's no give-and-take. In Park Bench, as there are few people onstage, they don't try as much to hog the spotlight. As least that's how I see it.
So far in class, we've all mucked around all the time. Rowdy discussions, chaotic games, even when we did a moving reading of Dreamers people were laughing and joking. I guess last year people were able to settle down for the important stuff, but I didn't see that and I don't know how well we're going to be able to cope with a 'serious' Group Production. But that'll happen when it happens.
After having had a few weeks to get to know people, its interesting to watch the class. There are some people who couldn't care less about discussions, but are really into games; some who completely ignore everyone else and just go with their own ideas, no matter how little sense they make in context; and even some who just sit and don't really participate in anything. I'd like to know where I fit into all this, but obviously I can't notice anything 'different' about the way I am because I'm too close to the source.
Well, this is the end of this. I'll try and write blog at least once a week, to keep up to date with things. Love y'all lots and please, if you read this, just leave a comment or something cause it'd be nice to know who's been here.
Ally the Great.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
sex, mirrors and rhinoceroses
Double drama today. Twas interesting, to say the least. Really, the entire first lesson consisted of discussing and arguing and yelling about a play to do for our Group Production. Ms Mace gave us two choices to start with - Cloud Street by Tim Winton adapted by Nick Enright and Rhinoceros, an absurdist play by Eugene Ionesco. She explained that there was more theory for Rhinoceros and that could give us more opportunities in our report, but that Cloud Street could have a better audience response, but the sex scenes would have to be changed.
And the screaming.
"LION KING LION KING"
"How come they get to do a fairytale next year?"
"There are 12 roles in the Lion King, you know that?"
"STAR WARS: THE MUSICAL"
"Can we do a group devised?"
"One time I saw the Lion King without singing"
"I want to do the Lion King"
"WE ARE NOT DOING THE LION KING!"
And so on and so forth. After collecting a list of five issues for us, Ms Mace mentioned a play called Mirror Mirror by Sue Murray, about eating disorders. Personally, I don't know what we're going to do. I don't like the idea of Rhinoceros (even though I don't know anything about it), however we were told it'd be easier to get a higher mark in.
Gah. At the rate we're going, I doubt we'll even have a play.
And the screaming.
"LION KING LION KING"
"How come they get to do a fairytale next year?"
"There are 12 roles in the Lion King, you know that?"
"STAR WARS: THE MUSICAL"
"Can we do a group devised?"
"One time I saw the Lion King without singing"
"I want to do the Lion King"
"WE ARE NOT DOING THE LION KING!"
And so on and so forth. After collecting a list of five issues for us, Ms Mace mentioned a play called Mirror Mirror by Sue Murray, about eating disorders. Personally, I don't know what we're going to do. I don't like the idea of Rhinoceros (even though I don't know anything about it), however we were told it'd be easier to get a higher mark in.
Gah. At the rate we're going, I doubt we'll even have a play.
Monday, February 5, 2007
second blog post which comes second
This is in a second post cause Ms Mace said to. So there **pokes out tongue**
I'm supposed to talk a bit about the first week of drama class. It was...nothing special I guess. Not exactly mind-boggling but I didn't die of boredom either. It kinda sucks that everybody else did drama last year and so they all know exactly what they're in for, and I didn't, which means I don't know anything, but them's the breaks.
And now I shall go and try and do something productive.
**gallops away on a white horse into the sunset**
I'm supposed to talk a bit about the first week of drama class. It was...nothing special I guess. Not exactly mind-boggling but I didn't die of boredom either. It kinda sucks that everybody else did drama last year and so they all know exactly what they're in for, and I didn't, which means I don't know anything, but them's the breaks.
And now I shall go and try and do something productive.
**gallops away on a white horse into the sunset**
I have Issues thinking up Titles
So.
**awkward silence**
Um. Yeah.
This is my drama blog. A blog in which I am meant to write about drama. Sounds better than a journal anyway. A journal which I would never write in. Because I don't do journals. But I do do blogs. Apparently. **shut up ally**
Well. I am Ally. I am doing Year12 Drama and this is my blog for it (we had to say something about ourselves - is that enough?). Hooray for blogs. My other blog kind of died a couple of months ago, so this gives me something new to do. Cause I don't spend too much time on the internet at all **sarcasm**.
**awkward silence**
Um. Yeah.
This is my drama blog. A blog in which I am meant to write about drama. Sounds better than a journal anyway. A journal which I would never write in. Because I don't do journals. But I do do blogs. Apparently. **shut up ally**
Well. I am Ally. I am doing Year12 Drama and this is my blog for it (we had to say something about ourselves - is that enough?). Hooray for blogs. My other blog kind of died a couple of months ago, so this gives me something new to do. Cause I don't spend too much time on the internet at all **sarcasm**.
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