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to be able to create a performance you need to look at the characters and their relationships and journeys throughout the performance. in order to do this you must look at characters with similarities in personalities and relationships and take a little bit of inspiration for each to mix together and create your character.

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24 year old Keaton Whittaker is  probably my favorite Carrie so far, her credits include "a little night music" and "Shrek the musical".
I believe she portrayed Carrie very well as she showed the unique and quirky side of Carrie that all the other characters are scared of and therefore bully her to make themselves feel better. As the production moves on you get to see the way she connects with the other ensemble roles and slowly build a connection with the Tommy and Sue roles.  She also has amazing natural timing when singing and delivering lines and is aware of exactly how to say the lines to convey her emotions.

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29 year old Harriet Payne has performed in community theatre productions such as "Spring Awakening" at The Bull Theatre Barnet and "Beauty and the Beast" at the Victoria Theatre Halifax but her most notable theatre credit is her performance of Bex in the Original West End cast of "Everybody's Talking About Jamie". the role of Bex is a supporting role the reason I have chose this as an influence is because the character traits of Bex is that she is a school girl who follows the crowd and is a bit of a teachers pet, this is a similar to the character construct of Frieda, however through the help and back up of her school friends she speaks her mind and stands up for what's right at the end of the musical. This pathway is very similar to the pathway of Frieda throughout Carrie. I also like the energy and positivity she brings to the character, even though she is almost 30 she brings childlike mannerisms, energy and power to the character to make her seem younger.

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The reason I've chosen ETAJ is because the musical follows the theme of high school students, where one student is considered an outcast because they are unique and quirky and because the other characters don't like it when someone is different to them and therefore bully them. This follows the same kind of story to Carrie and therefore can give inspiration to how I convey the relationships and emotions when connecting with other characters as well as performing out to the audience.

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Oklahoma! is a traditional musical with heavy use of ensemble. Even though the musical is set in the past with a very different story line, the ensemble holds the same power and energy and carries the performance from dance to singing to acting throughout each of the scenes. Without the ensemble the whole performance would feel empty and pointless, the ensemble in Oklahoma! plays a big part in reacting to what's happening and carrying the story. It helps to build the story and pull the performance along so it doesn't feel plain, bleak and boring. The ensemble in Carrie plays the exact same role so it's important to rehearse with the cast to keep up the energy and emotions and connect with the characters as well as the audience as the ensemble are the ones telling the audience where to look and what to feel.

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Carrie the musical - original production

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Carrie The Musical - Stratford Production - 1988

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Carrie The Musical, before going to Broadway for only a week, was  first seen in London. This is the only known recording of this production. Margaret White is played by Barbara Cook. When moved to Broadway, Betty Buckley took her place. Carrie White is played by Linzi Hateley.
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“Work Of Art”

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(HD) Everybody's talking about Jamie || Work of art {song only}

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2013 Seattle production

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Carrie The Musical -  FULL 2013 Seattle Production (Alice Ripley as Margaret)

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Keaton Whittaker singing "Carrie" from "Carrie"

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“And You Don’t Even Know It”

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Everybody's Talking About Jamie - 'And You Don't Even Know It' (Contains swearing)

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2016 production

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Oklahoma! MUSICAL FULL PERFORMANCE - 2016

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Grease gives us an idea of a typical American high school that we can take inspiration from and develop the relationships and energy they have to convey the feeling of the environment and atmosphere.

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Keaton Whittaker in "The Destruction" from "Carrie"

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Harriet Payne in "And You Don't Even Know It"

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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie - Don’t Even Know It

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Original West End Cast

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“Oklahoma!” From “Oklahoma!”

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2013 Seattle production

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Carrie The Musical -  FULL 2013 Seattle Production (Alice Ripley as Margaret)

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Original West end cast

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“Your The One That I Want” from “Grease”

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You're the one that i want & We go together, Grease [1978] 1080p

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Harriet Payne in "Spotlight" from "ETAJ"

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Everybody's Talking About Jamie - Spotlight

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“Kansas city” from “Oklahoma!”

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Original 1978 movie

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Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they’re now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?

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“Born To Hand Jive” from “Grease”

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(1978) Grease - The Dance - Hound Dog & Born To Hand Jive