Well the new term has started and so has our rehearsals for Mirror.
The two rehearsals in the holidays I found very helpful as we were able to set foundations for our characters, which was great as I was able to find a particular work for the whiteface clown. I have found the whiteface clown to be quite snobby, which is hard when it comes time to have fun with the other clowns as I become confused as to whether I should embrace the fun or continue being snobby towards them, although this being the case the character development has will continue to unravel.
FAIRY TALES
During the first week back at school we began blocking the scene Fairy Tales and I was also able to take on another role, Old Dame Duck. I will be playing this character as a clown attempting to act as an old dame duck. The importance of the character old dame duck is to highlight the story of the ugly duckling and in particular highlight the line
"A women’s work is never done"
I believe the dame duck highlights that as a woman who wants to loose weight often they believe their work is never done, thus anorexics are produced. And even then they still believe their work is not done.
Also in this scene the two clowns enter carrying in a frame to hold in front of the girl. Imp not sure what the purpose of this is. This could perhaps nothing to do with the clowns but more so for the girl who picks and pulls at her face as she begins to believe she is like the ugly duckling.
The final part for the clowns in this scene is to act out the mother’s story. I believe the purpose of the clowns in this particular part of the scene is to provide comic relief and enable the audience to see the story on stage rather than visualizing which could become boring for the audience.
AT HOME
(Roll Up Roll Up)
As a part of the circus troops the clowns walk around the stage performing minor tricks. Purpose: to introduce the aspect of the circus within the disease anorexia.
It has helped me to talk about the purpose of the clowns for each scene blocked as of now. I'm looking forwards to finding out further purpose for my character and developing the clown character some more.
Holly and I have also decided to help with backstage with the tickets. This will be fun as we will be able to be creative with the cover of Mirror Mirror and help out wit the backstage aspect of the play.
The two rehearsals in the holidays I found very helpful as we were able to set foundations for our characters, which was great as I was able to find a particular work for the whiteface clown. I have found the whiteface clown to be quite snobby, which is hard when it comes time to have fun with the other clowns as I become confused as to whether I should embrace the fun or continue being snobby towards them, although this being the case the character development has will continue to unravel.
FAIRY TALES
During the first week back at school we began blocking the scene Fairy Tales and I was also able to take on another role, Old Dame Duck. I will be playing this character as a clown attempting to act as an old dame duck. The importance of the character old dame duck is to highlight the story of the ugly duckling and in particular highlight the line
"A women’s work is never done"
I believe the dame duck highlights that as a woman who wants to loose weight often they believe their work is never done, thus anorexics are produced. And even then they still believe their work is not done.
Also in this scene the two clowns enter carrying in a frame to hold in front of the girl. Imp not sure what the purpose of this is. This could perhaps nothing to do with the clowns but more so for the girl who picks and pulls at her face as she begins to believe she is like the ugly duckling.
The final part for the clowns in this scene is to act out the mother’s story. I believe the purpose of the clowns in this particular part of the scene is to provide comic relief and enable the audience to see the story on stage rather than visualizing which could become boring for the audience.
AT HOME
(Roll Up Roll Up)
As a part of the circus troops the clowns walk around the stage performing minor tricks. Purpose: to introduce the aspect of the circus within the disease anorexia.
It has helped me to talk about the purpose of the clowns for each scene blocked as of now. I'm looking forwards to finding out further purpose for my character and developing the clown character some more.
Holly and I have also decided to help with backstage with the tickets. This will be fun as we will be able to be creative with the cover of Mirror Mirror and help out wit the backstage aspect of the play.
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