How often have you thought about or said these things?

I love you!

YOU’RE

lOVELY;)

Sexy!

You’re SO

CRUEL!

I can’t stand you!

You Devil!

Bitch!

Text me!

I hate you!

You’re a great

mate!

Can you think of any other phrases ?

LOVE HATE

Here are some pictures that show Love and Hatein different ways.

Find some expressions and emotions to describe these pictures.

ANALYSING PICTURES

DIFFERENT KINDS OF LOVE AND

HATE

Group taskworkChoose one picture that you find interesting.Discuss the following :

Who do you see in the picture?

Describe their relationship?

What is happening?

Where are they?

PRACTICAL TASK Group work:

1) Create a FREEZE FRAME of the picture. Think about....•the scene’s location and situation •the feelings of the characters• the relationship between the characters• what has happened before the picture was taken?• what happens after it was taken?

2) Development : Bring the picture to life through IMPROVISATION.

3) Include the technique of MINDTRACKING in your improvised work. This will enable you to think about each individual character.

Complete the following table using your practical work as a stimulus.

Who is featured in the picture?What is their relationship?

What has happened?

Where are they?

What is about to happen?

PLANNING

Group work

Discuss what ‘Love and Hate’ means to you

Discuss a possible plot for your devised play by using the picture and your practical work as stimuli

Worksheet

Developing your ideas (CREATING A SCRIPT)

STEPS

1) Divide your plot into small units (scenes)

2) Discuss the main events of each unit and create stills of them

3) Bring these stills to life by means of improvisation or mindtracking.

4) Compose a script of the opening scene, using your practical work as a stimulus.

Character Development

An actor must fully understand his character before he/she performs, so you must analyse your character thoroughly.

Analysing your character means you know both simple and complexdetails about your character. This requires the actor to think very carefully about whatthecharacter actually says in the play, as well as the sub-plot (what goes through the character’s mind), how he/she feels and reacts to other characters and situations within the play.

A good example of this is to gatherdetails about your character from within the text. You can then use your imagination and life experiences to create a rounded character onstage.

We will aim to do this in the following tasks.

Emotional Graph

Think of your character’s emotional journeythroughout your play.

Try to think of all the major events that changeand affect the emotions of your character.

Prepare a graph line to illustrate these emotional

changes.

An example of an emotional graph

Empty Body

Ctreating an Empty Body is an excellent way to gather information about yourcharacter.

You can fill the Empty Body in many different ways.

One way is to include details about your character inside the Empty Body and place other feelings on the outside.

CHARACTER PROFILE

You havegathered details about your character from within thetext of your play.Next, use your imagination to bring thatcharacter alive. One way of doing this is to create a CharacterProfile.

Whencreating a profile, you will need to use thedetails that youhave collected about the character. Also, use your imaginationtoanswer questions from the character’s point of view, given thedetails you already have – for example, as we know that Mariis a quiet, shy girl, we suppose that she is unlikely to go out

everySaturday night.

Name : Age : Family members: Interests : Favourite thing : Least favourite thing : Favourite film : Ambition : Greatest fear : What makes you smile : Favouritememory : Least favourite memory : Phobia :

Can you think of any otherquestions?

An actor (in character) sits on a chair. The audience asks him/her questions that he/she must answer. You must remain in character and think quickly by using both details and your intelligence to answer these questions. This exercise will help you gain a greater understanding of your character.

THE HOT SEAT

Group work : Discuss

The Stage ?What kind of stage do you want to use? What kind would be most suitable for your play?.

(Proscenium Arch, Round, Arena, Traverse, Thrust.)

The Set ?Are you going to use a NATURALISTIC set or a more SYMBOLIC set?.

SET DESIGN

1) You must design the set from above (Looking down on it)

2) You must denote the audience position clearly.

3) Use a KEY to explain the various symbols/objects on stage.

Set Design Key

Tables

Stairs

Soft Chair

Hard Chair

Single Bed

Door

Window

Fireplace

Wall

It is important to evaluate your work and the work of othersregularly in order to realise your development, your successes and your weaknesses.

TASKView the work of other groups and decide which actor will evaluate it.Complete the feedback formfor the actor evaluating his/her own performance. (Movement, Voice, Portrayal,Onstage positionand focus.)Be honest, but constructive – this will benefit everyoneand help you prepare for the final examination.

By now, you have created, developed and performed your play in front of an audience.

You can now evaluate your development and prove how successful you were during the unit.

Here are some points to think about.......

Were your creative and development

processes successful?

What were the main

strengths of your

performance? Why?

What were the main

weaknesses of your

performance? Why?

What targets have you set for your next performance

?

Was yourperformanc

e successful?

Did you succeed in conveying the meaning of the play to the audience successfully?