I really enjoyed this session because we did a lot of creative writing, which I love. We did monologues on our favourite character that we performed as. I chose the woman from tale 2 because I really like her character, how she is described as having a good life, she's happy, she's healthy. But is she? She cries so much, she doesn't like her job. The contrast in her is amazing and I love it.
The italic words are the directions that Jamie, the person I later partnered up with, wrote in.
Start by sitting on a chair, then stand.
Hello, my name is Eva. I'm 21. I work as a secretary for a publishers company. I'll be honest, it's not the most glamorous job out there, but it pays the bills.
Sit down. Change of thought.
You know, I got all A*'s? All my life, perfect grade and I end up here, in the East End, withering away like the rest of my family. Because that's what it is. If you don't have the money, or the contacts, you don't get anywhere in life. And why should you?
Stand up and walk to one side of the room.
Mum always said I was special, that I had a bright future. Guess she had to though. My dad
Become very closed.
wasn't around much. And when he was, it wasn't to have some quality father-daughter time I can tell you that much.
Try to laugh it off. Walk to other side of the room.
Maybe that's what I have such bad luck with the men I choose. That's all I really want though. To find someone to love, someone who will love me. But
Sit back down on 'no'. And sarcasm.
no, I have to fall for my bosses druggie nephew with the sparkling blue eyes and perfect smile, who only talks to me if I wear the right thing.
Pull at sleeves.
So is that why I work so hard? To distract myself, to fill the gaps? I just work, sleep eat, maybe go for a jog. But that's all there is to it, to me. It's just me. Alone with a bottle of wine to keep me company. It's just me.
The monologue helped me create a bigger picture of this character because we are not told why she is in a job she hates, or where her luck with men steams from. I think the character told in the play does not sound quite like the stereotypical woman from the East End as she drinks wine and is a business woman, so I think that by mentioning that her father was not around much and that the most her mother could give her was words of encouragement shows that she grew up in a slightly poorer house.
My partner was Jamie and in her monologue, she wrote about how she used to be really close with her family, but got involved with the wrong crowd and got kicked out of her own home, which in turn made her life go even more down hill, and just when she thought she was safe. It got really bad again. I loved the way Jamie used her voice because you could really feel her pain. She would look out at the audience too, which made a connection between us and her.
When I say everyone else's, Benji's monologue really stuck out for me because he would be sitting on a chair one second, then he would jump up and shout and make a fast movement, which was shocking, but intrigued me even more because of the emotions it evoked in his character.
We did not have enough time for the next task, however, I think I am working at a merit level as I attempted to write a piece in the style of the play, but I think I could work on it, and my physicality. I also applied the research homework we did on a character. I still think I can work on my physical theatre too though, but I would like to apply it to whatever we do next.
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