Double Performing Arts Lesson (3rd February 2016)

In today's lesson we began on Charlie's section of the story, he decided he wanted his narration to be recorded rather than spoken making it easier for him to be part of the scene.
In this scene Gerda is on her way to Finland when she comes across a house and meets a lady who gives her advice to help her on her way to Finland. A reindeer took her there and abandoned her in the middle of "dreadful icy Finland", without her boots or gloves (which she had forgotten to take with her).
Charlie decided he wanted to use a completely different techniques in his story, so he chose 'choral speaking'. We sat down with our scripts and pens and worked out when would be best for us to use this chosen technique.
We decided that every time the 'Finland woman' or 'Snow Queen' came up in the script, we would all say it at the same time, as these two women are used most frequently in this scene.

As the picture shows we also decided to highlight 'miserable', 'creep', 'diminutive', 'dirty' and 'barefooted'. We also included the phrases 'she knew it by heart', 'splinter of glass' and 'large bright tears'. 

At the end of the script it says "Little Gerda repeated the 'Lords Prayer'. At this point Olly and I quietly echo the beginning of the lords prayer ("Our Farther who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven") until Charlie says the last word in the script (shattering). 

After this we decided we would begin staging this scene. We decided we wanted to have the audience along the wall facing us from the front, however we decided to separate the audience so that each of us (in the performance) can stand behind a member of the audience.This worked well because we each have separate lines to speak therefore the audience will be unaware when each of us speak keeping them on their toes as we say our lines right behind them.