Aitken Theatre Studies ‘07

After the cold reading last week and from discussion, both within the class and with individuals who have come to chat with me, I have made the following decisions about the class production.

PRODUCTION ROLES

Director Coops                       Assistant Director Lisa

Stage Management Jordan    Set Design Tasha & Jarrod

Costume Bethany & Teigan      Make-up Teigan

Audio Jarrod & Josh                Promotion/Publicity Burak & Erika

Props Jordan                          Lighting Gemma & Bethany

CASTING

Guide Lisa            Ketu Burak         Sophie Gemma

Alex Josh             Nia Tasha           Multiple Roles Erika

Please make sure that you have read and understand the types of things you will need to include within your folio for assessment of this task.  If you need the link http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/theatre/theatresd.pdf (Pages 30 to 36) will provide you with the info you need.

The next task for everyone over the coming week is dramaturgy.  The definition given by VCAA states-

Dramaturgy The process of preparing for a play through research and background considerations. Dramaturgy may contribute to all aspects of a production.

Take look at the more detailed defintion I provided earlier http://aitkents07.vineblogs.net/2006/11/26/dramaturgy/ and have a think about what you need to do within this for each area of your stagecraft.  For the actors it is sometimes a little more obvious but for others it might be a little more difficult.

Now I realise that you all want to get into acting out the play and blocking each scene, however, it really would be premature to do this before completing the research.  Over the coming week, see what you can find out about the beliefs different people/groups/faiths/scientists have about exactly what happens to us when we die. 

For Sophie- what is the disease she developed and what sorts of things did she go through?

For Ketu- which African country does he come from and what can you find out about it?

For Alex & Nia- what does his job involve and what is the history of their relationship?

For Guide- create a history for the character, how long he/she has been there, what he/she died from?

No doubt there is more still to research.  In researching your information, you might even discover ideas which should be shared with another character or production role.  Most important in all of this work is understanding and working within the process.

See you Tuesday!

 

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