Finishing the play

At the end of scene four whilst scene 3 is taken place we one by one place a candle around Ataba's body. The technique needed for this is too work as an ensemble. We have to all be in sync with one another so that two people do not stand up at the same time. The girls then arrange the body for a tribal ceremony, they clean his arms and make him look peaceful. We all then beginning chanting, the words are quite like a whisper so that scene five can be heard. This I think is a very good scene because we all perform different hand movements making it seen really spiritual and interesting to look at. This quickly changes into a new scene the trial scene, we make the post by covering Ataba's body so that it is a smooth transition. The nation then prepares for battle drumming and looking powerful by the stage.

Scene seven is the first scene when I become Daphne. I really need to project my voice in the first line because their is lots of background noise so I need to make sure I am heard. I really think the 'imperfect world' part of this scene is different and shows the contrast off the two worlds. The movement we use has to be really creative and
powerful to show what Mau has to decide between.

In scene eight I need to remember to keep a distance between myself and other actors because otherwise all the energy is lost quickly and everything is clumped together which is not fair for the audience.

Scene Nine is the final scene. it is quite a long scene and personally I find it difficult. In this scene I really need to show my emotions towards my father and Mau. When I first see my father I need to be in shock but also so grateful that he has come to find me. This needs to come across natural and not staged therefore I have chosen to follow the Objectives to look and to embrace. Before this when I am playing with twinkle I need to make sure I have good articulation because my father is supposed to be able to recognise my voice after all these years. After the coronation I have to say good bye to Mau. The advice I was given in rehearsal is to take my time and to allow long moments of silence when doing the tear and smile. Here we are taunting the audience because we are dragging out the scene. When we freeze I have to stay perfectly still so that the scene cross cuts into the man and the two children, and after I kiss him I walk away and don't look back.

Tomorrow is our dress rehearsal therefore, all lines must be learnt, everyone should be committed and people should invest in the play cause if we don't believe in it how can we expect our audience members to?

For costume the Daphne have all decided to wear similar outfit and our hair gets messier as the show goes on from kits being in a bun, to mine being down. We were thinking a dress that could be tucked into denim shorts and a jumper or something over the top. On Monday we are going to see what each other has and decide on our costume. This is a dress that could be a possibility: