It's been a little while since I last blogged so i'm going to make this a two parter.

Part 1

We've started doing a walkthrough of Mirror Mirror by swapping people around between roles. I started off with a rather large reading as the ringmaster and really enjoyed just trying to make it as big as i could with a script in my hands. I think i'd really enjoy the part of the ringmaster just because it's a role where you can be big and massive and really a bit of a tosser (thankyou ms mace). Also, i think the part of the voice could be pretty interesting also. The voice manipulates the girl throughout the play and i think just being able to keep that focus and presence for the entire performance would be really challenging.

My thoughts on Mirror Mirror as a play? It seems like a play that done well could really hit the hearts of the people watching. I just think some parts to it feel that they really don't need to be there. I don't know what it is just some times it feels stupid. My one problem is the fact that our class doesn't have a wide variety of Ballet dancers, belly dancers, contortionists and other circus people. I know we will find a way to do this, even if it means learning it all ourselves, but it seems pretty out there.

Part 2

I'm starting to think that i should have done a bad job of a large solo part of the brother because i now know that i'm basically stuck in that part. I'm not disappointed that the brother isn't one of the MAIN parts, i'm just a bit disappointed that i didn't get what most people got, which was oppurtunities for two different roles. Being handed the one role straight away unlike other people in the class who are given chances to really impress on two different roles just made me feel a little, i don't know, less fortunate if you know wha

t i mean. I think i can do a really good job as the brother but i just would have liked a little more opportunity for the other roles and not be just cemented into a single role.

Brilliant

We're starting to dive into the world of expressionism (mirror mirror is all to do with expressionism). I'm sort of understanding what it's all about except I can't really explain it lol. However, in class we have used movement and expressionism in small groups to explore issues like depression, paranoia, fear and in my groups case, drug addiction. It was really amazing to see all the members of the class moving so freely and not holding anything back with each other and in front of the class. It's setting a great mood and feeling within all of us as we get closer to starting production on mirror mirror.

"Brilliant" i think is the word ms mace used to describe our work and willingness to be open and able to work with expressionism. I don't know about anyone else, but this gave me a lot of confidence for the weeks ahead. I know i can put my head down this time and we can all get together and create a "brilliant" performance. Lets go team! It's our time now!

Thanks heaps for the encouraging comments. I don't know what it is still. I had a really good talk to miss mace last lesson. We talked about the sexual insinuations people see and hear from me during class. The fact is that whether I'm trying or not, people still view a lot of what i do as sexual. I don't know if it's from how i move or just from people's perceptions of me or what but i know instead of me taking it to heart or see it as harsh criticism or whatever, it's going to be a great challenge for me to make my character not be viewed like this. I'm going to focus on how my character moves, speaks, how the character reacts around other people. I'm going to take away that sexual element that somehow emanates from me.

It's funny, never did I expect for something like this become and issue for me in year 12 drama. I mean I knew whatever we did it would be a challenge but i didn't see myself having to face the personal demon of being too sexual. Even when not trying to be lol.