Rehearsal 4

Romy, Eloise and I developed our introduction piece by thinking about Leah's day to day life and what she cares about the most. We came to the conclusion that she did care a lot about her image and what other people thought of her resulting in her spending a lot of time on her appearance. This resulted in most of the sequence being based around Leah's every day make-up routine and the different products she uses each lasting 3 beats. Then it moved on to her picking up her phone and checking it several times before tapping her knee to show impatience and tension.

We want the audience to understand that Leah is a complex character that is very insecure about herself. They will be able to tell this by our facial expressions as well as the actions. It is clear that she is slightly looks-obsessed because of the amount of make-up actions shown.

We have decided to use a back-pack as the prop that is significant to the character of Leah because it is easy to hand to the next Leah in the changeovers as well as it being a tool to portray her character. It shows that Leah carries around a lot of things with her and is always on the go. It is used in each of our monologues and in the changeover scenes it looks swift and efficient due to using the straps.

I can improve my character further by learning my lines more thoroughly as well as writing down stage directions on my script and writing the subtext of each line. These all will enable me to gain a deeper understanding of the character and connect with it more.

Rehearsal 3

I thought the entire run through was a huge success. Everyone was very focused on stage as well as when they were observing other cast members. I learnt more about the character of Leah by discussing her character in more depth with Romy & Eloise (other Leahs). We explored the different ways the character of Leah could be portrayed and certain elements of the character that we could all keep the same.

I think the play looks very good so far and it was clear that everyone was very passionate and excited to work on their scenes and character development. Once every is off-script it will be easier to work on the small details and it will come more naturally to every cast member.

Ben and Ursula impressed me because of their enthusiastic approach as well as adding new ideas to their characters and scene. They talked to each other about what their two characters' back-story’s could be and what their relationship might be like and why. It was clear that they wanted to gain a deeper understanding of their characters and discover more about their back-story.

I learnt many things from watching my peers act as well as learning more about their characters. I learnt that it is incredibly important to stay in character at all times when you are not speaking but you are still part of the scene. When everyone was engaged and was still in role, the scene was a lot more powerful and realistic. They did this by using facial expressions and interacting (making eye-contact) with other cast members that were part of the scene. I also learnt that you do not always have to move around when saying your line because it can be distracting and unnecessary. The line is more effective if the actor is standing still with their feet planted on the ground because it is more realistic.