My solo, as Jack sees him talking about his experiences up the beanstalk. With Grainne, I talked through the meaning of the song from Jack's perspective, which really helped me to build a better understanding of my character and what he would have been feeling whilst singing the song and being up the beanstalk. It also helped me realise how important this trip up the beanstalk was to Jack now he had something worth something for the first time in his life, gold. Especially tying in with the following scene, a conversation between Jack and the Baker, seeing him trying to buy his beloved cow back.
In my solo I used my facial expression to inform the audience of my characters feelings at that moment in time.
I was directed to continue moving around the stage, conveying excitement through my body language, as if I was a 12 year old boy, which definitely worked well because that is something a young boy would be doing.
Finally, for my solo, myself, Holly Hop, Olivia, Henry, Paris and Bryleah worked on a piece of physical theatre, lifting me up on a line of my song which suggested Jack was at the top of the beanstalk. after experimenting with a couple of different techniques of doing so, we managed to lift me, showing levels, by standing on Holly and Henry's knees. Behind me, livvie was holding my legs in place to ensure I didn't fall and Paris and Bryleah were with one hand, holding my arms and with the other, weaving them in and out from behind me, giving the effect of a beanstalk. This worked well as a piece of physical theatre to add to our musical, adding levels, forcing focus on us upon the audience and creating a non naturalistic effect with out it looking un realistic so to speak.
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