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Monologue Annotation - A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Monologue Annotation - A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Stanislavsky Questions - A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Stanislavsky Questions - A Midsummer Night's Dream

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WHO AM I?

Bottom is the dancer-like character who provides humor & comedy throughout the play, whom get's his head turned into a donkey's by Puck.

WHERE AM I?

In the forest.

WHEN?

The scene is towards the end of the play where we see the jolly character of Bottom take a dark turn to end his life.

WHAT DO I WANT?

To end my life.

WHY DO I WANT THIS?

Because I am no longer happy & I am sick of being mocked & laughed at.

HOW WILL I ACHIEVE MY GOAL?

By committing suicide (stabs self with knife)

WHAT MUST I OVERCOME?

The need to please everyone else & not get anything back.

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Tutorial Questions - A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Tutorial Questions - A Midsummer Night's Dream

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WHAT IS YOUR PERFORMANCE GOING TO LOOK LIKE?

In the monologue Bottom is admiring the forest & nature one last time before he kills himself. This is a very dark moment in the play as Bottom carries the humor throughout. I want to deliver the monologue on the floor, without any movement.

HOW IS THE MONOLOGUE INTENDED TO BE PERFORMED?

As mentioned before this is a very dark part of the play which is supposed to take the audience back as they are used to seeing bottom carry humor & the fun through the story.

WHO IS THE PERSON DELIVERING THE MONOLOGUE?

Bottom is the dancer-like character who provides humor & comedy throughout the play, whom get's his head turned into a donkey's by Puck.

WHAT ARE THEY FEELING?

He is obviously feeling very depressed; to the point of wanting to end his life.

WHAT MESSAGE AM I TRYING TO SEND?

That even the boldest & funniest of people can have psychological issues which could lead to depression & even attempts of suicide.

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Sweet Moon, I thank thee for thy sunny beams;
I thank thee, Moon, for shining now so bright;
For, by thy gracious, golden, glittering gleams,
I trust to take of truest Thisby sight.
But stay, O spite!
But mark, poor knight,
What dreadful dole is here!
Eyes, do you see?
How can it be?
O dainty duck! O dear!
Thy mantle good,
What, stain'd with blood!
Approach, ye Furies fell!
O Fates, come, come,
Cut thread and thrum;
Quail, crush, conclude, and quell!

O wherefore, Nature, didst thou lions frame?
Since lion vile hath here deflower'd my dear:
Which is--no, no--which was the fairest dame
That lived, that loved, that liked, that look'd with cheer.
Come, tears, confound;
Out, sword, and wound
The pap of Pyramus;
Ay, that left pap,
Where heart doth hop:
Thus die I, thus, thus, thus.
Now am I dead,
Now am I fled;
My soul is in the sky:
Tongue, lose thy light;
Moon take thy flight:
Now die, die, die, die, die.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors (mechanicals), who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.

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Monologue Annotation - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

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Monologue Annotation - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

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WHO AM I?

Charlie Brown is characterized as a person who frequently suffers, and as a result, is usually nervous and lacks self-confidence. He shows both pessimistic and optimistic attitudes: on some days, he is reluctant to go out because his day might just be spoiled, but on others, he hopes for the best and tries as much as he can to accomplish things.

WHERE AM I?

At school in the lunch hall.

WHEN?

The scene is towards the start of the musical, where we see Charlie before he gains his self-worth & confidence.

WHAT DO I WANT?

To fit in with the other kids at school & to be able to approach other people & start conversation.

WHY DO I WANT THIS?

So he can make new friends & be happy.

HOW WILL I ACHIEVE MY GOAL?

By proving to people that he is truly a good man.

WHAT MUST I OVERCOME?

His fear of being judged & rejected.

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Tutorial Task - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

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Tutorial Task - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

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WHAT IS YOUR PERFORMANCE GOING TO LOOK LIKE?

In the monologue Charlie is describing how much he hates lunchtime & then goes on to talk about some of his classmates. I want to keep the performance similar to the original, so that the audience can imagine me being there in the scene.

HOW IS THE MONOLOGUE INTENDED TO BE PERFORMED?

In this part of the musical we see a vulnerable side to charlie, which is quite endearing making the audience sympathize with him.

WHO IS THE PERSON DELIVERING THE MONOLOGUE?

Charlie Brown is characterized as a person who frequently suffers, and as a result, is usually nervous and lacks self-confidence. He shows both pessimistic and optimistic attitudes: on some days, he is reluctant to go out because his day might just be spoiled, but on others, he hopes for the best and tries as much as he can to accomplish things.

WHAT ARE THEY FEELING?

He is feeling down in the dumps & not very confident within himself. He wants to go & talk to the girl with the red hair but he doesn't have the courage.

WHAT MESSAGE AM I TRYING TO SEND?

That some people have self security issues & they may have a lot going on inside their heads which we may not consider before judging.

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I think lunchtime is about the worst time of day for me.
Always having to sit here alone.  Of course, sometimes, mornings aren't
so pleasant either.  Waking up and wondering if anyone would really
miss me if I never got out of bed.  Then there's the night, too.  Lying
there and thinking about all the stupid things I've done during the day.
And all those hours in between when I do all those stupid things…
There's that cute little red-headed girl eating her lunch over there. I
wonder what she would do if I went over and asked her if I could sit
and have lunch with her? … She'd probably laugh right in my face…
It's hard on a face when it gets laughed in.  There's an
empty place next to her on the bench.  There's no reason why I couldn't
just go over and sit there.  I could do that right now.  All I have to do is
stand up… I'm standing up! … I'm sitting down.  I'm a coward.  I'm so
much of a coward, she wouldn't even think of looking at me.  She hardly
ever does look at me.  In fact, I can't remember her ever looking at me.
Why shouldn't she look at me?  Is there any reason in the world why she
shouldn't look at me?  Is she so great, and I'm so small that she can't spare one
little moment?… SHE'S LOOKING AT ME!!  SHE'S LOOKING AT ME!!

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You're A Good Man Charlie Brown-Lunchtime

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Scotty J as Charlie Brown at Lunchtime. Such a great monologue that he did a wonderful job with.

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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy

with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts. The musical has been a popular choice for amateur theatre productions because of its small cast and simple staging.

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WHO AM I?

A teenage boy from Chicago, Ren is a cut-up, a joker who enjoys a good time. Lately, though, his fun-loving attitude has taken on a tone of desperation, as he tries too hard to convince the world – and himself –that his father’s desertion hasn't wounded him as deeply as it has.

WHERE AM I?

In the town hall in front of the jury & mayor of Bomont.

WHEN?

The scene is towards the end of the film where we see Ren transform from boy to man.

WHAT DO I WANT?

To convince the people of Bomont to abolish the rule of not being able to dance in public.

WHY DO I WANT THIS?

Because Ren is passionate about dance & so are his friends so he wants to fight for his & their rights.

HOW WILL I ACHIEVE MY GOAL?

By making the people of Bomont sympathize with the young people, to allow them to have fun back in their lives.

WHAT MUST I OVERCOME?

My short tempter & incapabilities to stay calm & collective.

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WHAT IS YOUR PERFORMANCE GOING TO LOOK LIKE?

During this scene Ren is delivering a speech in the town hall to the mayor to try & convince him to abolish the rule of not being able to dance in public, in the town of Bomont. Ren is standing at a desk, I wish to keep this the same as I don't want too much movement to distract from what I am going to be saying.

HOW IS THE MONOLOGUE INTENDED TO BE PERFORMED?

At the beginning of the film we see how care-free a rebel like Ren is, apposed to now; he has grown up & gained a sense of maturity & responsibility.

WHO IS THE PERSON DELIVERING THE MONOLOGUE

Ren McCormick, a teenager raised in Chicago, moves to the small town of Beaumont to live with his aunt and uncle. Soon after arriving, Ren makes a friend named Willard, and from him learns the city council has banned dancing and rock music. He soon begins to fall for a rebellious girl named Ariel, who has a boyfriend, Chuck Cranston, and a domineering father, Reverend Shaw Moore, an authority figure in the town.

WHAT ARE THEY FEELING?

Ren is upset & annoyed that they have taken away his freedom to dance & express himself but he Is trying to make them sympathize with him, so he remains calm & collective, like any adult would.

WHAT MESSAGE AM I TRYING TO SEND?

That we can only protect the ones we love to a certain extent & even though we care about them we have to let them live their lives to their full potential.

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From the oldest of times, people danced for a number of reasons. They danced in prayer or so that their crops would be plentiful or so their hunt would be good. And they danced to stay physically fit and show their community spirit. And they danced to celebrate. And that, that is the dancing that we’re talking about. Aren’t we told in Psalm 149: ‘Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song. Let them praise His name in the dance’?…It was King David. King David, who we read about in Samuel, and, and what did David do? What did David do? What did David do? ‘David danced before the Lord with all his might, leaping, leaping and dancing before the Lord.’ Leaping and dancing! Ecclesiastes assures us that there is a time to every purpose under heaven. A time to laugh and a time to weep. A time to mourn and there is a time to dance. And there was a time for this law, but not anymore. See, this is our time to dance. It is our way of, of celebrating life. It’s the way it was in the beginning. It’s the way it’s always been. It’s the way it should be now.

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Footloose (4/7) Movie CLIP - Defending Dancing (1984) HD

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Footloose movie clips: http://j.mp/15vKaV6 BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/vjtiv5 Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Ren (Kevin Bacon) appeals to the Bible to defend his dance at the town meeting. FILM DESCRIPTION: In this lively adolescent-oriented musical, a city kid attempts to adapt to life in an ultra-conservative backwater Midwestern town.

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Footloose is a 1984 American musical-drama directed by Herbert Ross. It tells the story of Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), an upbeat Chicago teen who moves to a small town in which, as a result of the efforts of a local minister (John Lithgow), dancing and rock music have been banned.

The film is loosely based on events that took place in the small, rural, and religious community of Elmore City, Oklahoma.

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WHO AM I?

While his strength is above average, Hercules isn't all that intelligent. But what the hero lacks in outstanding brains, he makes up for in compassion and the desire to do good, which is especially appreciated in a world with constant turmoil around every corner, be it by the hands of a demon or beast, or The Lord of the Dead himself, Hades.

WHERE AM I?

In this song we see young Hercules set off on his journey to find his birth parents & where he came from.

WHEN?

The scene is towards the beginning of the story & takes place over a certain amount of days/weeks as we see a change in scenery, time & weather during the song.

WHAT DO I WANT?

To find my really parents & where I came from.

WHY DO I WANT THIS?

Because throughout his whole life Hercules knew that he didn't fit in with society & the place where he grew up.

HOW WILL I ACHIEVE MY GOAL?

I want the audience to see the growth in the character from the beginning of the song to the end. I intend to do this through voice & body language. At the start of the song I want to be quite shy & introverted, following the build up of the song I want my physicality to become much more bold & confident.

WHAT MUST I OVERCOME?

The fear of never being able to fit in & be loved.

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WHAT IS YOUR PERFORMANCE GOING TO LOOK LIKE?

During the song we see young Hercules leave home to embark on an adventures to find the place where he belongs as stated in the song. I think for this piece it would be appropriate to use as much of the space as possible to show the journey & the build up of the song.

HOW IS THE SONG INTENDED TO BE PERFORMED?

The number is a breakthrough song for Hercules so the audience needs to see the growth in the character which will lead them to be proud in a way by the end of the song.

WHO IS THE PERSON DELIVERING THE MONOLOGUE

Hercules, son of Zeus was summoned down from the heavens to live a life away from his family on mount Olympus. Hercules always knew that he did not fit in & he is taking on the journey to find where he belongs.

WHAT ARE THEY FEELING?

He is feeling scared to leave everything behind but he is excited at the same time to embark on a journey.

WHAT MESSAGE AM I TRYING TO SEND?

That we all have a place we belong in life.

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I have often dreamed
Of a far off place
Where a great warm welcome
Will be waiting for me
Where the crowds will cheer
When they see my face
And a voice keeps saying
This is where I'm meant to be

I will find my way
I can go the distance
I'll be there someday
If I can be strong
I know every mile
Will be worth my while
I would go most anywhere
To feel like I belong

I am on my way
I can go the distance
I don't care how far
Somehow I'll be strong
I know every mile
Will be worth my while
I would go most anywhere to find where I belong

Down an unknown road
To embrace my fate
Though that road may wander
It will lead me to you
And a thousand years
Would be worth the wait
It might take a lifetime
But somehow I'll see it through

And I won't look back
I can go the distance
And I'll stay on track
No I won't accept defeat
It's an uphill slope
But I won't lose hope
Till I go the distance
And my journey is complete

But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part
For a hero's strength is measured by his heart

I will beat the odds
I can go the distance
I will face the world
Fearless, proud, and strong
I will please the gods
I can go the distance
Till I find my hero's welcome
Right where I belong

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Hercules | I can Go The Distance HD 720p

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Hercules is a 1997 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 35th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. The film is loosely based on the legendary Greek mythology hero Heracles (known in the film by his Roman name, Hercules), the son of Zeus, in Greek mythology.

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WHAT WENT WELL

I thought I sang the song confidently with flare & characterisation. I successfully used the space of the room, so the audience could imagine where I was & where the scene was set.

WHAT I COULD HAVE IMPROVED

I don't think that I warmed up as best as I could & it did show in my performance when I got to the higher vocals towards the end of the song.

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Stanislavsky Questions - Jamie Wellerstein

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Stanislavsky Questions - Jamie Wellerstein

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WHO AM I?

Jamie Wellerstein is a cheeky novelist on the rise. He was brought up in the Jewish community & religion which he then breaks when he goes on a date with Cathy (Shiksa Goddess). Jamie is of the normal working class & has been previously unemployed with hope of finding an agent to publish his work. Psychologically Jamie is quite flirty & cheeky as we come to learn in some later scenes where he's tempted by other women despite being married to Cathy.

WHERE AM I?

In the song Jamie is on his first date with Cathy, which is going really well. They are both in New York at a restaurant which is familiar to them as they both come from the city.

WHEN?

It takes place during the summer in the evening which is apparent by the lighting & set design of the original production. Just before we see the end of the relationship (Still Hurting) so as the audience we know the end result & that the lust they feel towards each other soon runs out.

WHAT DO I WANT?

Jamie wants to break out of his strict religion & date outside of the Jewish community as he states in the lyrics 'I'm breaking my mothers heart, the longer I stand looking at you'.

WHY DO I WANT THIS?

Because he is fed up of living by the guidelines & rules his community forces upon him.

HOW WILL I ACHIEVE MY GOAL?

I really want to tell the story to the audience as if they were there with him on the date looking into his head to see what he is thinking. I want to use the space well & perform the song with a lot of over the top movements which relate to the lyrics.

WHAT MUST I OVERCOME?

To follow his own beliefs & instincts instead of everyone else's.

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WHAT IS YOUR PERFORMANCE GOING TO LOOK LIKE?

In the song Jamie is on a date with Cathy, he is breaking out of his culture by dating a woman outside of his jewish heritaqge so he feels a sense of guilty pleasure.  I want to set up the stage as if Cathy were there next to me, I really want this to be clear to the audience.

HOW IS THE SONG INTENDED TO BE PERFORMED?

The song is quite humorous & upbeat so I want to stick the how to song was originally intended to be performed. I want it use movement but I don't want it to look too staged so I think that I will just let the movements come naturally instead of choreographing them.

WHO IS THE PERSON DELIVERING THE MONOLOGUE

Jamie Wellerstein is a cheeky novelist on the rise. He was brought up in the Jewish community & religion which he then breaks when he goes on a date with Cathy (Shiksa Goddess). Jamie is of the normal working class & has been previously unemployed with hope of finding an agent to publish his work. Psychologically Jamie is quite flirty & cheeky as we come to learn in some later scenes where he's tempted by other women despite being married to Cathy.

WHAT ARE THEY FEELING?

He feels good about breaking out of what he has been told to do his whole life, now that's he's finally making his own choices.

WHAT MESSAGE AM I TRYING TO SEND?

That you should go with your heart instead of what people tell you to do because It will end up making you happier.

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I'm breaking my mother's heart.
The longer I stand looking at you,
The more I hear it splinter and crack
From ninety miles away.

I'm breaking my mother's heart.
The JCC of Spring Valley is shaking
And crumbling to the ground,
And my grandfather's rolling,
Rolling in his grave.

If you had a tattoo, that wouldn't matter.
If you had a shaved head, that would be cool.
If you came from Spain or Japan
Or the back of a van--
Just as long as you're not from Hebrew school--
I'd say "Now I'm getting somewhere!
I'm finally breaking through!"
I'd say "Hey! Hey! Shiksa goddess!
I've been waiting for someone like you."

I've been waiting through Danica Schwartz and Erica Weiss
And the Handelman twins.
I've been waiting through Heather Greenblatt, Annie Mincus,
Karen Pincus and Lisa Katz.
And Stacy Rosen, Ellen Kaplan,
Julie Silber and Janie Stein.
I've had Shabbas dinners on Friday nights
With ev'ry Shapiro in Washington Heights,
But the minute I first saw you
I could barely catch my breath.
I've been standing for days with the phone in my hand,
Like an idiot, scared to death.
I've been wand'ring through the desert!
I've been beaten, I've been hit!
My people have suffered for thousands of years
And I don't give a shit!

If you had a pierced tongue, that wouldn't matter.
If you once were in jail or you once were a man,
If your mother and your brother had "relations" with each other
And your father was connected to the Gotti clan,
I'd say, "Well, nobody's perfect!"
It's tragic but it's true.
I'd say "Hey! Hey! Shiksa goddess!
I've been waiting for someone like..."

You, breaking the circle,
You, taking the light.
You, you are the story I should write--
I have to write!

If you drove an R.V., that wouldn't matter!
If you like to drink blood, I think it's cute.
If you've got a powerful connection to your firearm collection,
I say, Draw a bead and shoot!
I'm your Hebrew slave, at your service!
Just tell me what to do!
I say, Hey hey hey hey!
I've been waiting for someone,
I've been praying for someone,
I think that I could be in love with someone
Like you!

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'Shiksa Goddess' performed by the Original Off-Broadway Cast (Sherie Rene Scott & Norbert Leo Butz) of 'The Last 5 Years. A Musical by Jason Robert Brown. I DO NOT own this material.

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The Last Five Years is a musical written by Jason Robert Brown. It premiered at Chicago's Northlight Theatre in 2001 and was then produced Off-Broadway in March 2002. Since then it has had numerous productions both in the United States and internationally.

The story explores a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which Cathy's story is told in reverse chronological order (beginning the show at the end of the marriage), and Jamie's is told in chronological order (starting just after the couple have first met). The characters do not directly interact except for a wedding song
in the middle as their timelines intersect.

The Last Five Years was inspired by Brown's failed marriage to Theresa O'Neill. O'Neill threatened legal action on the grounds the story of the musical represented her relationship with Brown too closely, and Brown changed the song "I Could Be in Love With Someone Like You" to "Shiksa Goddess" in order to reduce the similarity between the character Cathy and O'Neill.

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WHAT WENT WELL

I think that my body language represented the character well & that I successfully delivered the monologue in a believable way. I also used the proxemics of with different levels as I used a chair as a prop & then continued to get up into the space.

WHAT I COULD HAVE IMPROVED

I think that I could have taken more time to deliver the lines clearer as I feel that some parts were rushed.

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WHO AM I?

Lola is a flamboyant, glamorous drag queen from London who is in search of some sturdy heels that she can wear during performances. He grew up in a working class family with his dad who did not accept the fact that he was different. Lola is very proud & assertive but become quite sensitive when asked about his relationship with his father.

WHERE AM I?

The film is set in three locations spanning from London, Northampton & Milan. At the time of the monologue Lola is in Northampton at Charlie's factory in his office. Charlie has just presented his shoe design to Lola.

WHEN?

The film is set in the modern day (date unspecified). The scene takes place a few weeks after Charlie & Lola first met, she is coming to view the shoes he has designed for her.

WHAT DO I WANT?

Lola wants Charlie to design a sexy pair of heels for her instead of the low-heeled burgundy boots he has just previous presented. She wants to make it clear to him who she is & how she wants to come across as visually.

WHY DO I WANT THIS?

Because Lola is a perfectionist & she cares about how she presents herself.

HOW WILL I ACHIEVE MY GOAL?

By showing the disgust & anger building up in Lola, but also showing the comedic qualities she possesses.

WHAT MUST I OVERCOME?

My anger so I can explain to Charlie who I really am & what I stand for

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WHAT IS YOUR PERFORMANCE GOING TO LOOK LIKE?

In this scene Lola is trying to get across to Charlie who she really is & what she asosciates herself with.

HOW IS THE PIECE INTENDED TO BE PERFORMED?

The monologue is very comedic, even though Lola is angry with Charlie the aim is to make the audience find humor in the situation.

WHO IS THE PERSON DELIVERING THE MONOLOGUE

Lola, the proud drag queen from London, who is in need of some sturdy heels that can support her weight.

WHAT ARE THEY FEELING?

She is repulsed that Charlie would represent her as a Burgundy low-heeled boot, when in fact she much rather prefers the color red.

WHAT MESSAGE AM I TRYING TO SEND?

That every individual has their own tastes & preferences.

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Burgundy.

Please, God, tell me

I've not inspired something burgundy.

Red.

Red.

Red.

Red. Charlie boy.

Rule one. Red...

...is the colour of sex.

Burgundy is the colour of hot water bottles.

Red is the colour of sex and fear and danger and signs
that say, "Do Not Enter."

All of my favourite things in life.

Comfy? Sex shouldn't be comfy

I don't know what you're used to makin', but now you're
making sex.

Two-and-a-half feet of irresistible tubular sex.

I mean, that heel. For God's sake.

Not if it means looking like a Ukrainian peasant.

You wanna show your niche market a little more respect,
Charlie.

Let's ask your girls.

Girls. Would you wear something like this to go out?

No.

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Kinky Boots (7/12) Movie CLIP - Red Is the Color of Sex (2005) HD

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Kinky Boots movie clips: http://j.mp/1uxdUMI BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/srTyDC Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Lola (Chiwetel Ejiofor) flips out when Charlie (Joel Edgerton) produces a comfy, burgundy boot.

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Kinky Boots is a 2005 British-American comedy-drama film written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth, and directed by Julian Jarrold. Based on a true story, the movie tells of struggling British shoe factory's young, strait-laced owner, Charlie, who forms an unlikely partnership with Lola, a drag queen, to save the business. Charlie develops a plan to produce custom footwear for drag queens, rather than the men's dress shoes that his firm is known for, and in the process, he and Lola discover that they are not so
different after all.

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WHAT WENT WELL

I think that I really used the space well, using different levels & proxemics which made the performance more interesting.

WHAT I COULD HAVE IMPROVED

I think that I could have taken it even bigger, showing more of a contrast between the different parts in the monologue.

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WHO AM I?

The subhuman son of the malevolent witch, Sycorax. He grew up quite high up in the social hierarchy as his mother was the queen of the island. He believes that he is now the rightful king of the island but Prospero (The Duke of Milan) sees Caliban as his personal slave. Caliban is not mentally stable & can switch from being very humane to very animal like.

WHERE AM I?

The play is set on an exotic island, where Prospero ship has come ashore. Specifically at this time Caliban has been captured by Prospero, keeping his away from the rest of the island. Caliban is in a familliar surrounding as he grew up on the island where he is usually free apposed to being locked up in a cage.

WHEN?

The play is set around the 1600's in the summertime. Just before this scene Caliban thought Prospero was his friend so he gave him a tour of the island.

WHAT DO I WANT?

At first Caliban wanted to take his rightful place as leader of the island but now he wishes to break free & get his revenge upon Prospero for enslaving him.

WHY DO I WANT THIS?

Because Caliban feels as if Prospero betrayed his trust & now he seeks revenge.

HOW WILL I ACHIEVE MY GOAL?

I was to move around the space a lot, coming close to the audience to make them both a bit frightened & intrigued by the character.

WHAT MUST I OVERCOME?

I must control my temper & find a way to escape from imprisonment.

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WHAT IS YOUR PERFORMANCE GOING TO LOOK LIKE?

In the monologue Caliban is expressing his rage & anger towards the Duke of Milan who has betrayed his trust. I want the performance to both shock & intrigue the audience, leaving them feeling quite intimidated.

HOW IS THE PIECE INTENDED TO BE PERFORMED?

The monologue is supposed to show a turning point in the character of Caliban, I really want the audience to see the psychological change, from sane to crazy.

WHO IS THE PERSON DELIVERING THE MONOLOGUE

Caliban is delivering the monologue, rightful king of the island after his mothers (Sycorax) death.

WHAT ARE THEY FEELING?

He is feeling outrage and disgust as he has shown Prospero all of the qualities of the island & he then captures Caliban, keeping him from the rest of the island.

WHAT MESSAGE AM I TRYING TO SEND?

That no character is black & white. We all have a dark side.

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This island's mine, by Sycorax my mother,
Which thou takest from me. When thou camest first,
Thou strokedst me and madest much of me, wouldst give me
Water with berries in't, and teach me how
To name the bigger light, and how the less,
That burn by day and night: and then I loved thee
And show'd thee all the qualities o' the isle,
The fresh springs, brine-pits, barren place and fertile:
Cursed be I that did so! All the charms
Of Sycorax, toads, beetles, bats, light on you!
For I am all the subjects that you have,
Which first was mine own king: and here you sty me
In this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me
The rest o' the island.

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The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion and skilful manipulation. He conjures up a storm, the eponymous tempest, to lure his usurping brother Antonio and the complicit King Alonso of Naples to the island. There, his machinations bring about the revelation of Antonio's lowly nature, the redemption of the King, and the marriage of Miranda to Alonso's son, Ferdinand.

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WHAT WENT WELL

I feel like I believe that I played the role quite believably with confidence.

WHAT I COULD HAVE IMPROVED

I think that I could have spoken more clearly & used the space more.

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WHO AM I?

Paul San Marco, a gay Puerto Rican who dropped out of high school and survived a troubled childhood. He grew up in a working class family in Spanish Harlem New York City, where he didn't fit in. Psychologically he is quite introverted & troubled, having to grow up going through therapy, due to personal issues.

WHERE AM I?

The entire show takes place on a theatre stage somewhere in New York City (exact location unknown). Paul grew up in the city so it is a familiar place for him, he doesn't seem to fit in with the other dancers whom all have large & bold personalities.

WHEN?

The show is set in the seventiess. As the musical takes place in a broadway theatre we don't know what time of day or time of year it is outside, but we do know that the scene takes place quite late on in the audition process.

WHAT DO I WANT?

Paul wants to be cast as a dancer in the show Zach is auditioning him for. Specifically at the time of the monologue Paul wants to escape the stage & avoid the personal questions that Zach is asking him, which eventually leads him to breakdown.

WHY DO I WANT THIS?

Just like all of the other people auditioning Paul is struggling to find work & pay the rent. Also the only time Paul feels as if he belongs & fits in is when he's on stage dancing or performing.

HOW WILL I ACHIEVE MY GOAL?

To stand on stage in front of Zach to explain my past.

WHAT MUST I OVERCOME?

I must let my guard down & enable myself to be vulenrable.

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WHAT IS YOUR PERFORMANCE GOING TO LOOK LIKE?

In the monologue Paul is explaining his dark past with Zack who is auditioning him for a role in a musical. I want the performance to be quite drawn in a reserved, just like the character I will be playing.

HOW IS THE PIECE INTENDED TO BE PERFORMED?

The monologue is supposed to be very emotional & should create empathy between the character & the audience.

WHO IS THE PERSON DELIVERING THE MONOLOGUE

Paul San Marco is delivering the monologue, he is an introverted dancer who low a low self-esteem and confidence. The only time he feels confident is when he is dancing on stage.

WHAT ARE THEY FEELING?

He is feeling at his very lowest, at the point of breaking down which we see towards the end of the scene.

WHAT MESSAGE AM I TRYING TO SEND?

That everyone has a back story that impacts on their choices & decisions that they currently make.

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We were working the Apollo Theatre on a Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Street. Doing four shows a day with a movie. It was really tacky. The show was going to go to Chicago. My parents wanted to say goodbye and they were going to bring my luggage to the theatre after the show. Well, we were doing this oriental number and I looked like Anna May Wong. I had these two great big chrysanthemums on either side my head and a huge headdress with gold balls hanging all over it. I was going on for the finale and going down the stairs and who should I see standing by the stage door ... my parents. They got there too early. I freaked. I didn't know what to do. I thought to myself : "I know, I'll just walk quickly past them like all the others and they'll never recognize me." So I took a deep breath and started down the stairs and just as I passed my mother I heard her say : "Oh, my God." Well... I died. But what could I do? I had to go on for the finale so I just kept going. After the show I went back to my dressing room and after I'd finished dressing and taking my makeup off, I went back down stairs. And there they were standing in the middle of all these ... And all they said to me was please write, make sure you eat and take care of yourself. And just before my parents left, my father turned to the producer and said : "Take care of my son..."; That was the first time he ever called me that... I... ah... I... ah....

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Jason Tam auditions for Paul in the Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line" - turning in pretty much a definitive performance of the monologue. Director Bob Avian who must have heard these lines hundreds of times reacts as if it were the very first time - quite something......

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A Chorus Line is a musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch,
lyrics by Edward Kleban and a book by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante.
Centred on seventeen Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line,
the musical is set on the bare stage of a Broadway theatre during an audition
for a musical. A Chorus Line provides a glimpse into the personalities of the
performers and the choreographer as they describe the events that have shaped
their lives and their decisions to become dancers.

Following several workshops and an Off-Broadway production,
A Chorus Line opened at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway July 25, 1975, directed
and choreographed by Michael Bennett. An unprecedented box office and critical
hit, the musical received twelve Tony Award nominations and won nine, in
addition to the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
The original Broadway production ran for 6,137 performances,
becoming the longest-running production in Broadway history until surpassed by
Cats in 1997, and the longest-running Broadway musical originally produced in
the US, until surpassed in 2011 by Chicago. It remains the sixth
longest-running Broadway show ever. A Chorus Line's success has spawned many successful
productions worldwide. It began a lengthy run in the West End in 1976 and was
revived on Broadway in 2006, and in the West End in 2013.

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Before taking on a role, an actor must always prepare & research into their characters in order to successfully portray them. These Stanislavsky questions will help us gain a further understanding of our characters & their pasts, which will allow us to get into our roles.

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Nick from Stageworks Studio (a vocational performing arts school) came in to our lesson to help us and give us feedback on our assessment monologue pieces. We started off by doing a series of body warm up exercises which enable us to have good posture & body alignment. We then went on to do vocal exercises which helped us with breath control, diction & tone. Once we were warmed up we started to go through our monologues, annotating them with different objectives & emotions that our characters were feeling, this really helped with our characterization, allowing us to explore & experiment with our pieces.

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MISSION - To prepare myself for my upcoming auditions.

VISION - I wish to gain confidence in my pieces. I also want to be able to perform them off script with confidence.

AIMS - My goal is to achieve a distinction in this unit.

OBJECTIVE - To perform my monologues believably, with personality & flare.

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The Italia Academy is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged from 10 to 19 years, and a theatre arts training school, based in London, England. It was founded in 1911 by the actress Italia Conti.

Dance, Acting & Singing Warm-up classes and physical assessment. All applicants will normally participate in group warm-up classes and will also be given a physical assessment.

ACTING - should please learn two contrasting pieces of approximately 1 minute 30 seconds each. All Applicants – may also be asked to sight read.

DANCE - Candidates should prepare two contrasting dance styles of their choice in any dance discipline which should be no longer than 1.30 minutes in length. Candidates may only be required to show one of these pieces.

SINGING - Two songs. One song in any style showing vocal range. One song in musical theatre style combining movement / dance as appropriate. Both songs should be no longer than 1.30 minutes each Interview – the applicants may be invited to attend a short interview.

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Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts is one of the UK's leading drama schools with a worldwide reputation for excellence in education and training.

We will be expected to prepare: Two contrasting songs from the musical theatre repertoire, one Shakespeare monologue & one monologue from a modern play (written after 1979). The monologues must: Last no longer than two minutes each from published plays and should not be extracts from poems, novels, films or television scripts. They must also Involve a character chosen from your own gender & close to your own age, also to be performed in your native accent. Our songs must: Last no longer than 2 minutes each. They must also be performed in the key in which the music is written. The pianist will not transpose, at sight, into a different key. The songs will also give me the opportunity to act through them. We will also take part in a Jazz class which will include a warm up, stretches and corner exercises. Following this we will be taught a short dance routine which will then be performed to the audition panel

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The Urdang Academy, commonly known as Urdang, is an independent performing arts academy based in Islington, London.

On the day of the audition we will be asked to present to the panel two contrasting musical songs (providing sheet music for both) and a monologue of your choice (lasting no longer than two minutes).

The audition day consists of:

A jazz class (with a chance to freestyle in any genre of dance), a ballet class, a solo song presentation, an acting presentation & a physical assessment followed by an interview.

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The next task set was to research the schools where we have upcoming auditions, finding out the location, entry requirements & what we will have to prepare for the audition itself. This task really helped me understand what will be expected of me at each audition & it has enabled me to start planning my audition pieces early.

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Using information we found on beginnersguidetoacting.com we made an audition leaflet giving students tips & vital pieces of information you need in order to have a successful audition. This also benefited us greatly as all the information we gathered also applies to us when we go to our auditions.

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Just like before we listed down our strengths & weaknesses in singing to help us decide on what type/style of songs we wish to sing.

STRENGTHS - Acting through song, character songs, humorous songs, songs with a lot of movement, projection, diction, tone, pitch & facial expressions.

WEAKNESSES - breath control, vibrato, ad libs & technique.

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We were asked to list down our strengths & weaknesses which will help us pick out suitable monologues to perform for our assessments.

STRENGTHS - Comical, animated, over-the-top, farcical, funny facial expressions, projection, bold movements, accents, evil & exaggerated characters.

WEAKNESSES - Emotional pieces, crying on queue, serious, troubled, subtle, introverted characters.

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Using the two previous mind-maps we were asked to create a speech selling ourselves to the school of our choice. This task was set so that we are prepared to answer questions/talk about ourselves in interviews at auditions we will be attending. Here are the bullet-point notes I used whilst rehearsing my speech.

SPEECH NOTES -

.Name (introduce self)

.Currently studying (BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Musical Theatre)

.Performances & workshops (Dancebox & 'Dirty Dancing')

.Musical lead role ('The Little Shop of Horrors')

.Extra Lessons (ballet, tap & jazz)

.A-Levels (dance & theatre studies)

.MK Theatre performance (DanceXChange)

.Musical theatre experience (Oklahoma)

.Independent fundraiser ('Hard Candy')

.FMP director ('A Chorus Line')

.Future (vocational/dance school

.Skills (improve & learn)

.Thank you & questions

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After we created the 'Who Am I?' mind-map we then created another based on our goals; long-term, short-term, personal & training.

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In today's lesson we created a mind-map about ourselves, noting down our likes, dislikes, hobbies, interests & inspirations.

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I have uploaded a copy of the unit brief so that I can refer to it within my work, by doing this I can also look at specific assignment dates, grading criteria's & specific task requirements.