Scenarios - 09/10/14

In this lesson with Ms Lee, we started with our warm up's and played an activity with many different scenarios. The teacher would read out a scenario and we had to find a partner to create the scenario with. It was interesting because each pair chose a different way to perform the scenario. Some of the scenarios included a football player yelling at a referee, an argument with the dentist and two lovers saying goodbye at an airport. However, in this activity we were only allowed to use movements and sounds, but no full words. This was difficult but also very enjoyable and it helped to work on our acting skills. It improved the way we worked with our bodies during a performance. It also helped us with improvisation and knowing how to react quickly if something unexpected happens during a performance. After this activity, we ran through our scenes again, trying to make them as good as they could possibly be. We were also put into groups of two, where we had to write a peer assessment sheet for another actor in a different scene. This helped us to see what other people thought of our performance and to find ways of improving it. When the teacher watched my scene, she told me that my posture and body movements were great as they suited the character. However, she said that I could improve by using more anger and disgust in my tone of voice.
In the lesson after this (13th October 2014), our class completed a full rehearsal of the play from start to finish, with Mr Crowther helping us to perfect it.