Let the fun begin...!

I hope you are all pleased with the role you have been cast in for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Sarah, Nadine and I can't wait to get stuck into preparing the performance when we return after half term!

As we prepare and rehearse next term you will be continually assessed on the following things - 

1. How you respond to research and apply it to your devising and rehearsal process - 

to achieve distinction you must be imaginative, disciplined and skillful in the way you apply knowledge gained from research and discussion/analysis to your rehearsal process.

 2. How you develop your role - 

To achieve distinction you must be creative and imaginative with your performance ideas and apply these ideas skillfully to your performance

3. How you behave in rehearsals

You must rehearse with a high level of self discipline, taking a pro active role in rehearsals, leading warm ups, group work, staying on task and being positive.

Sarah and I have discussed that our overall interpretation of the text will be about a young girl running away from a conservative thinking family to elope with her girlfriend and en route stay in a forest where they find themselves in the middle of a rave/festival/impromptu party held by the fairies and where a group of amateur actors are preparing a play for an event.

For our first lesson back after half term I would like you to do two things -

1.  prepare ideas for this interpretation. 

Please bring in pictures/photos for design inspiration and ideas for how your character will fit into this interpretation. You may have additional ideas for the overall interpretation, please bring them and share them. These ideas should also be in your log book.

2. Prepare a physical warm up that you could lead the class in for 5 to 10 minutes. We will be choosing one person each lesson to lead the warm up. The warm up should be active, get you warm and focused ready for the rehearsal ahead.

3.Bring in any props/costumes to use as inspiration for Wednesday 2nd Nov.

Have a great half term

Jocasta