At the start of this lesson, the class sat in a circle and we all discussed the facts that we had researched for our homework. It was interesting to see all of the different things that people found out about the East End. Then we had a class discussion about the play and how the themes and facts we researched link into the play. After this, we got straight to work and were put into groups to create a small repetitive sequence of events to help us tell a story. This will help us when rehearsing for the play as we were able you find out how to tell a story using different body movements and sounds. I was put into a group where we had to create a sequence of events to show the daily routine of a man. Our group chose to portray a typical man getting ready to leave his house in the morning. We chose to act out a man going to the toilet, brushing his hair, shaving, putting on his clothes, pulling up his tie, picking up a briefcase, opening the door and leaving. This showed many different sides to a man as well. For example, the brushing of the hair and shaving shows that he is quite vain and self conscious. This activity will help us to develop our characters in the play as it helps us to know how to portray a particular character.
Towards the end of the lesson, we got put into the same groups to learn a scene from the play "Tales Of The East End". In this scene, I will have a large speaking part, which I have already started to learn. However, in the other scenes I will be a part of the ensemble. In our little groups we read through the script and chose the lines that each of us would be saying. Raneesha is our group leader and director. She will be helping to direct the scene and add in all of the ensemble. I like the tale that our group has been given. There are very strong and interesting characters in it and it has a dramatic storyline. It will be difficult to include all of the class in every scene, but I look forward to seeing how everything works out.
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