IB Theatre – Monologue Analysis

Monday 12th October 09 -

  IB Theatre is awesome, even if we did do paperwork for virtually the whole one hour and twenty minute session.

Today, now that we had all decided on our monologues, for our first assessed performance we set about analysing the character that we were to play. As a guide we used the following points, in relation to our character:

• Identifying the given circumstances -
• Prior scenes, characters mind state
• Facts by the character, portrayed by the playwright -
• Setting and location etc.
• Stage directions
• Other present characters and their speech etc.
• Character Objectives (what the character is trying to achieve)
• Units of action – splitting the monologue down analysing where the character experiences a change of thought or the overall atmosphere in a piece, and naming each unit.

All of these points are shown in relation to my character in note form below!

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

I really enjoyed today's lesson, as I have never before studied a character that I have been given to perform in such an in depth way. The techniques have inspired me and I will use them in the future for my CAS project; a production that I hope to direct with a group ok KS4 students from my old secondary school… bring on next lesson, which unfortunately won’t be until next Wednesday, due to IB Residential fun, fun, fun… :)