Rehearsing our play - 28. 1. 2010

We talked about the script and what our parts were, I have watched various clips on you tube.

I am pleased with our play as I feel it is multi dimensional and a challenge with the regard to the character I am playing 'Doris'. I am keen to learn how to switch ages from adult to a child.

Characters-

mother daughter relationship

four generations - Doris, Great grandmother

Margaret- Doris daughter

A wasteland when they are girls and they all meet up. When I am a child I am the youngest child. I go from a 61 year old to a 5 year old.

in the first scene the children are inquisitive. Margaret is mother of Jackie. Jackie has given birth to Rosie (due to limited funds to bring Rosie up)

Jackie gives up the baby to Margaret and Margaret brings Rosie up as her own until she is sixteen. Doris is Margaret's mother.

Really make scenes clear to the audience to help with our differentating ages.

We concentrated on blocking today and I was getting more in to the feel of the 'child like' character 'Doris'. This was the first time I really felt I let myself go and let my inhibitions go. 'Doris' aged 5 years came more easily to me than 'Doris' aged 61 years and I realise I need to work on more observation of age study and characteristics of someone of that age.

I think of the character 'Doris' as quite upright and correct in her manner with clear clarity of diction and middle class.
I am also aware I need to focus clearly on who I am directing my attention to when we are sitting in the garden scene five. 'Doris', 'Margaret' and 'Jackie' are present in scene 5.