11.02.20 - FEST - Ms Trono

In today's rehearsal I spent most of the time script writing as we needed some more content.  Silvana and I scripted the scene where Marie confronts Jane about David's plan.  We decided to have the start naturalistic and then go into a physical theatre where it starts with Silvana and then Tristan replaces her.  We took some inspiration from Frantic Assembly's 'Things I Know To Be True' with having a monologue whilst still doing physical theatre.  We took specific inspiration from a scene where the main character is doing a monologue and there are hands touching and holding her.  This was the physical theatre we started to create.
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After that I began to script the scene where David and my character first meet in the bar.

SCRIPT WRITING

Scene where Marie confronts Jane about David's plan

Jane - Hi Marie!
Marie - Hi Jane love.
Jane - How is it living with boys for the first time? Hahaha
Marie - Oh my god it's a lot harder than I thought hahah.
Jane - Trust me it doesn't get any easier!
Marie - Hahaha. *pause* I brought you here because there's something I wanted to bring up.  I've heard a little rumour that you and David we're trying to break up Meredith and Harry?
Jane - I-
Marie - Don't worry, I won't tell anybody.  I think that you're a lot better than that, to be honest.  I know it's not my place to say anything because I haven't known you for too long but you seem a little bit off with David.
Jane - What? No... It's fine.
Marie - Are you sure?  You know you can talk to me about anything.
*Into physical theatre*
*Jane's monologue*
Jane - It started two years ago.  He seemed like the perfect man.

Scene where David and Jane meet

*On way out of pub, David picks up Jane's jacket*
Jane - Excuse me! Hey you!
David - What do you want?!
Jane - You've got my jacket there.
David - No it's my jacket.
Jane - I'm telling you it's mine.
David - Trust me.  I'm not in the mood for this now piss off.
Jane - Seriously check the label.
David - Jesus! Fine!
*Jane waiting with a smug face*
Jane - Hmm?
David - Wow I'm such an idiot.  I'm so sorry, please don't think I'm a burglar.  Let me repay you.
Jane - For what? It was an honest mistake.
David - No please let me do this for you.
Jane - Look I'm with friends right now but I'll be here tomorrow night.
David - Okay see you tomorrow... Um-
Jane - Jane. And you are?..
David - David.
Jane - Nice to meet you David.
David - Have a nice night.
Jane - And you.

Bullying Piece Ideas - Mrs Williams

WHY CHARACTER IS BULLIED?

• Single parent, dad
• Bullied about mother (bullies make up stories)
• Has to care for parent at home - always late for school
• Don’t judge because you don’t know what’s going on

TIMELINE1

• Mel goes to teachers (who don’t help)
• Teachers snitch to their child who goes to that school
• That child tells the bullies and then bullying gets worse
• Go into hospital - parent seriously ill
• Bullies realize what they’ve done

TIMELINE2

• Boy moves to new school
• Gets in with wrong crowd
• Gets dared to do things in class
• Gets suspended
• Comes back to school and doesn’t want to do anything
• Bullying gets reported and stops

EXPOSITION

• Start with tragic ending
• Mel in hospital - mum has passed away
• Mel stopped eating - having treatment for anorexia

BEGINNING

• Mel’s first day at new school
• Comes in late - nothing prepared
• Nice students 
• Gets detentions after time
• Detentions turn into suspension because he can’t go to them 

• Gets taken around school by bad person
• Gets into wrong crowd
• Everyone bullies so he feels he has to as well
• Lies about background and family life

MIDDLE

• Keeps bullying because feels he has to stay that way to stay in group
• Gets suspended for bullying (victim tells teacher)
• Friends go to his house - discover he was lying about his wealth and his mum 
• Has argument with mum so goes to park 
• Friends bully him
• Gets phone call that mum is dead
• Goes to hospital

ENDING

• Stops eating - becomes anorexic
• Physically bullied as well for dead mother
• Hospitalized

DEVISING STRATEGIES

• Improvisation
• Physical Theatre
• Writing in role
• Verbatim - direct audience address or dialogue