19.11.19 - Peter and the Wolf - Ms Trono

WARM UP
Last week we completed our blocking, so in this rehearsal we did a game at the beginning to see if we remembered each segment of sound and run to where our characters should be.  The only problem with this was that there are many times when the same piece of music repeats so it was difficult to immediately get into position.  This game was, however, very fun and got everyone moving.

REHEARSAL
We kept going over our movements and blocking to improve some details or just to engrave everything in our minds.  We went over the bird and Peter interaction at the beginning of the piece.  This has come a long way from where we started.  I think we need to focus on the wolf a bit more and help him with his choreography.   The cast did get a little tired at points leading to us being quite unmotivated which is something I think we all really struggle with.  I think we need to work on our stamina a lot as this play is 30 mins of movements so we need to have that nailed.

Peter and the Bird

12.11.19 - Peter and the Wolf - Ms Trono

REHEARSAL
In this rehearsal, we re-blocked the procession so that it makes more sense with the music and the storyline.
Before, our procession was boring and lifeless but we changed it because that wouldn't be appropriate for our target audience as they want it to be interactive and exciting.
We now have Peter, the wolf and the huntsmen interacting with the audience and walking around whilst the cat and grandfather perform their segment.
Then the cat and grandad come off stage and meet Peter, the wolf and the huntsmen and interact with the children whilst the bird performs.
Then we all go off stage and come back on for the curtain call.
This has been improved greatly and now the cast is more confident in the piece.

Actors interacting with the audience

Bullying Piece full run through - Mrs Williams

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05.11.19 Peter and the Wolf - Ms Trono

REHEARSAL
In this rehearsal, we tried to block the rest of the piece that we haven't been through to establish where everything will be.  We also figured out a way to catch Hugo, the wolf, with the rope.  We've decided that Louis will hold the rope on either side and then throw it around Hugo's waist.  We've also figured out how to make the stone wall.  We will get some staging blocks and then stick a stone wall wallpaper on top of it.

The footage from this rehearsal:
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22.10.19 Peter and the Wolf - Ms Trono

WARM UP
In this rehearsal we did the warm up game Chinese Whispers but with actions to get our bodies moving.  We had to use movements from the characters from Peter and the Wolf and it would go down the line until we had a movement that should have but didn't look anything like the movement at the start.  For example, I did the duck's waddle, Peter's skip and the hunter's walk.  This then had to go down the line of people in our theatre company and see how the movements turned out at the end.  Some people had a hard time recreating the movements as they required some skill, e.g. I struggled to recreate Amelie's bird motif as it was too difficult.  Some other people had a hard time to remember what movements were done.

PROCESSION
We then looked at the procession and watched some videos online to help us figure out how we want to choreograph this section.  We looked at contact improvisation for ideas on how the characters could interact with each other as there is no dialogue.  We didn't do too much physical work this
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We also looked at some procession videos.
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21.10.19 Peter and the Wolf - Ms Trono

REHEARSAL
In this rehearsal we managed to finish the blocking for our piece from before the procession.  I think that it will be a lot easier to progress with our movements and choreography now we know where we need to be and at what point in the music.  I believe I need to work on my choreography for in the tree when I'm next to the bird.  I think I need to have a more cat like movement and possibly have some interactions with the bird.  Our energy was a lot better than the last rehearsals however, I think that some people weren't in the best mood.

Example of a procession

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