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Overall, I feel that the performance went well despite being told we weren't ready for an audience, especially with the minimal time frame we had. It wasn't one of the best performances we have done, but we did better than we had anticipated despite lack of run through's and attendance.

One of the main things that let us down were that people didn't turn up to rehearsals, when we had been wanting to do a full run-through with costumes to pinpoint things that we needed to improve and work on and what we needed for the final performance. As we couldn't do that, the group and piece were falling apart as no one was bothered to show up or put the effort in or couldn't come in for more personal reasons. In the end, if we didn't turn up, we weren't put in the piece which I feel made a slight difference as in the last few days, everyone was in to rehearse their parts so it was able to be included

I feel that we were able to meet most of the requirements and parameters. We covered all the stimulus pieces we were given in the brief (being the Wizard of Oz, Wicked and The Wiz) covering songs and scenes from each one with added dances for those covering that discipline. I feel that it would have been easier if we could have come together as a group in the early stages to discuss ideas, the requirements and parameters to set personal goals in order to create a better piece. This means that everyone could have their parts practiced and even if they weren't in for some reason, they could cover it at home and come in prepared. I also think that if the whole group had a say in casting and scripting the piece together instead of just listing a preferred discipline and leaving it in the hands of one or two people, we could have been more committed to the piece and it could have come together smoother.

Personally, I feel that the overall process went okay, I wasn't satisfied but I wasn't unsatisfied. I was disappointed in some people's lack of commitment and effort even though it wasn't in their interests as a specific type of performance. Musical theatre isn't everyone's favourite style but If the people who weren't interested in it could have just accepted what they needed to do, it could have caused less problems so we could move onto the next piece which is more to everyone's taste.

If I had to change anything, I would have started the project earlier so we had a better time frame to get it together. I would also involve less scenes and characters so there was less stress put on the group and so we could handle what was given to us better. This would have made a big difference instead of focusing on multiple scenes that some people were always in meaning we could have more time to stage it and making it so everyone knew their cues of when to come in and out. This could mean that it was better quality instead of better quantity. This has made me learn that we all need to work together as a group, especially with better communication among everyone including the teachers so we can create the best performance we possibly can for us and our audience.

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Projection- enables the audience to hear the actors without having to shout or whisper.

Blocking- actors arent in each others way so the audience can see the actors.

Use of the body- to create the wizards head.

Use of the space- to transition between scenes and songs.

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Scene one - Somewhere Over the Rainbow song

Tornado dance routine

Scene two - Dorothy's entrance (are you a good witch or a bad witch)

Scene three - Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion entrance.

Scarecrow song - If I Only had a Brain/Heart/Nerve

Ease on down the road dance.

Scene four - Cat fight (Glinda and Elphaba)

Scene five - Glinda's entrance to announce the melting of the witch

Scene six - Shiz university

What is this Feeling (Loathing)?

The Wizard and I

One Short Day

Scene seven - Wizard's appearance at the emerald city

Defying Gravity

Bows

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Unfortunately I had no role in writing or editing the scrip as Harriett and Sophie believed it was easier for them to write it and decide what scenes should be included. They didnt ask the class what scenes should be included and what we liked/didnt like. We also had no part in the casting process aside from being asked what disciplines we were comfortable with doing and they chose characters from there.

I was chosen to play one of the Glinda's in the first scene. She is different from the other Glinda's as she has matured and can control herself more than the younger forms. She is seen as perfect and regal with her followers not far behind her. To prepare for this role, I watched the scene I was acting out over and over, picking out her characteristics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP_wx0qrKu0&spfreload=10

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Costumes and props:

Checkered dresses for the dorothy's (which was primarily for Somewhere over the rainbow, which was then changed to colours of the rainbow, which was then changed to the first costumes)

Bright tops for ensemble numbers/scenes

Blue/pink dresses for Glinda's (Blue ball gown- me Blue dress- Emily Pink smart- Rosie) with blue wand.

Scarecrow Straw hat, dungarees, checkered shirt.

Tin man grey suit

Elphabas' Black/navy dresses, green body paint, broomsticks

Lion- brown coat, trousers and top of all different shadesl.

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Glinda is my character in the Land of Oz production.

She's very prissy and outgoing and is used to her popularity among her followers.

She is privileged compared to others.

She gets carried away very easily with her fun and naive lifestyle and doesnt yet understand true goodness until she matures.

She is always trying to do good, and has no experience with evil whatsoever.

Shes jealous of Elphaba in Shiz, as shes used to all the attention from everyone.

She doesnt shy away from social situations.

Her sense of style is over the top, with bright colours such as pink or blue.

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Dorothy: Dorothy Gale was a proper Kansas farm girl who lived with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry on their farm. She is a naïve, sweet, adventurous and courageous girl. She is usually portrayed as slender with fair skin, brown hair wearing a blue dress with pigtail braids with bows, blue socks and black shoes. Her parents died when she was only an infant and was left in the care of her aunt and uncle. She had a relatively happy and fitting childhood compared to most orphans. However, she always dreamed of leaving the farm hence her dream of the land of Oz. Compared to the Wizard of Oz, she has more sass and opinion in The Wiz and is generally more outgoing.

Glinda (Good witch of the North): In the Wizard of Oz as well as Wicked, she is thought of highly and is praised and popular, even in Shiz University. She believes in good, and she has no experience with evil and believes everything should be perfect and happy. She tends to get over excited which she learns to control as she gets older and more experienced. She admires the constant attention she gets and becomes jealous of Elphaba at Shiz. She loves crowds and socialising with others. Shes seen usually wearing pink but in Wicked, she wears a variety of outfits such as a blue gown. She is seen as more of a sorceress in the Wiz compared to a fairy/witch in the Wizard of Oz and Wicked.

Elphaba (Wicked Witch of the West): The Wicked Witch of the West is the main antagonist in The Wizard of Oz, the first novel of the famous Oz series, and its classic 1939 film adaptation. She is Dorothy's arch-nemesis. However in wicked, shes seen as misunderstood and kind hearted towards animals and is judged by the colour of her skin.

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All three musicals are based on the Land of Oz, but each of them are portrayed in their own visual way.

The Wizard of Oz being Dorothy arriving in Oz after a tornado whisks her house away from Kansas and flattening the Wicked witch of the east. This then leads her on a journey to the Emerald City to see the wizard with friends whom she meets on the way who each want something from him so she can go home.

The Wiz has a similar plot, except with an ethnic cast, in which a kindergarten teacher tries to save her dog Toto from a cyclone, landing her in Oz. This again leads her to go to seek the Wizard to get back home to Manhattan and picks up more friends on the way.

Wicked however, tells the tales of the witches of Oz, and life in university, unveiling Elphaba's true power and the wizards lack of it. She is a kind person, who loves animals, but is misinterpreted by everyone and is therefore excluded, leading her to the wizard for acceptance.

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https://padlet.com/hcameronclarke/CostumeIdeasWicked

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Wizard of Oz

Beginning with a sepia-toned Kansas farm, the landscape is in full 3-D. Scenes are carefully matched, allowing Dorothy to run from the river bank back to the farm, as the tornado approaches. The tornado captures the entire scene and engulfs all objects onstage. The interior of the tornado, as well as the spinning farm house are shown as the tornado ultimately catapults the house into the multi-colored, full 3-D Munchkinland.

Multiple scenes of the Yellow Brick Road are combined, allowing the actors on stage to walk in place towards the audience as the projections give the illusion the scenery behind them is changing. A hologram-like image of the Wizard of Oz works perfectly with a pre-recorded or live-action voice during the performance. The interior and exterior of the witch’s castle is complete with a travelling 3-D sequence, showing the actors walking into the castle.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOAT6mWruzNSqPqmlvYmq2rS3aLtVs8x0

The Wiz

The journey from Kansas to Oz and back again will play out on a single stage thanks to the cutting-edge magic of rear projection of scenery on giant LED backdrop screens. From the opening scene that finds Dorothy and Auntie Em in a wind-blown field of wheat, the effect is visually engrossing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIiXLyikR64

Wicked

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Wizard of Oz:

When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow that needs a brain, a Tin Man missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West to earn his help.

http://www.gradesaver.com/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/study-guide/summary

The Wiz:

Dorothy, a twenty-four-year-old kindergarten teacher, born; raised; and still working in Harlem, is celebrating Thanksgiving with her extended family, but she doesn't seem to be thankful for much in life. She lives a self-imposed sheltered life; she is shy and unfulfilled. Things change for her when she is caught in a snowstorm while chasing after her dog, Toto. They are transported to the mysterious Land of Oz, where she is informed that the only possible way to find her way back home is through the assistance of the powerful wizard in Emerald City. As she goes searching for him, she befriends some creatures who are facing problems in life just as she is. In their quest to find and get help from the wizard, they also face Evillene, the equally evil sister of Evermean, the wicked witch, whom Dorothy inadvertently killed when she arrived in Oz, and who may be their biggest obstacle in achieving their goals.

http://musicals.net/cgi-bin/synopsis?sn=82&show=The+Wiz

Wicked:

Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two young women who first meet as sorcery students at Shiz University: the blonde and very popular Glinda and a misunderstood green girl named Elphaba. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power while Elphaba's determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences for her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Elphaba has a knack for magic, so the headmistress of the college sends her and Glinda to the Emerald City to help the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
However, the wizard is not so wonderful and is segregating the talking animals in Oz from the rest of society. Elphaba is enraged because she can identify with the animals--so she speaks out against the wizard and defies him.
Glinda remains "good" because she doesn't have the courage to defy the wizard. Elphaba is "good" just thought of as "wicked" because of propoganda from the wizard.

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Restrictions:

One restriction we have is that some people aren't turning up to lessons or just disappear during them so we cant rehearse scenes that they're in leaving a gap in so they then lack in quality compared to others.

Another restriction related to this is that we want to give out equal parts to everyone but we cant do that if most aren't here to rehearse, therefore they are cut out and cant do anything.

The next restriction is that the performance space in G50 isn't the biggest stage once the audience are placed and it gives us less place to perform our piece with 18 people in the class.

We also don't have much time (16 days) to put together a whole performance and perfect it ready to be performed on the 16th March.

Requirements:

*Everyone needs to be in so we can rehearse and run through the whole production.

*Roles- everyone needs to have a part in the production.

*Space- we need enough space to perform so we need to consider the size of our audience.

*Refreshments- the piece shouldn't be any more than an hour so we shouldn't need refreshments for the audience.

*Budget- do we need money to help get costumes and if we do, how do we fundraise the money to do so?

*What musicals are we covering? Wizard of Oz, The Wiz and Wicked.

*Style- traditional musical theatre based around the plots of the above musicals.

*Everyone's preferred category of sdinging, dancing or acting.