Drama

The title of my improvisation was 'The Evacuees'. The performance was about two evacuees who had been evacuated from London to Cornwall in order to escape the bombing. One child was sent to a kind and loving host family and the other was sent to a horrible host mother. Together the two of them discover that there is a Nazi spy in the village who is eventually shot by the horrible host mother. My role was as an actor and I played the part of the horrible evacuee host mother. The setting was in Cornwall and the period was WWII. The genre was a historical tragedy and the style was naturalistic. The target audience was aimed at pupils aged 14-16 as they would be able to understand the plot. The performance space was end on in our drama classroom. Technical elements such as sound were used to enhance the naturalistic style. For example we used sound effects and music. Design elements such as costumes were used to show the period, and I wore a 1930's style dress. We used a set that was changed a few times during the performance. Props were used, such as gas mask cases, to enhance the style. 

[Link to the question.] I used body language to express that my character was unhappy: I hunched my shoulders and put my head in my hands with my elbows on the table. I used posture to further emphasise this: I slumped forward slightly so that my back was slightly hunched. I also used facial expressions to express my characters upset: I turned the corners of my mouth down and stared blankly out at the audience. I also used gesture to enhance this as I raised my left hand and waved vaguely at stage right. What's more when I entered from stage right, I moved by shuffling my feet and dragging them along the floor to show that my character was really upset. I interacted with another character when I shrugged their arm off of my shoulder and I did this by moving my right shoulder downstage. I also made eye contact with them to show that my character wanted to be left alone. [Link to the question.]I also used vocal skills as part of my characterisation. My tone was heavy-hearted and exasperated when i said the line "I'm fine. Go away." My pitch was low and the past was fast and snappy. The volume was low and I also used a southern accent. However, after doing a radio play where the group and I sat in a circle with our backs faing each other, I was told that the volume was too low and the pace was too fast. So, in order to improve this and convey the emotions to the audience I emphasised my tone and slowed the pace. This way my characters upset was clearly shown and i could project my voice. [Link to the question.] 

[Link to question] by focusing on my characterisation... focused on the mime where I shot the Nazi spy. Originally I took the gun with my right hand and raised it with both hands to his head. However, the audiance  

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