Tuesday 17th March- Dissocia, run through

From today’s run through of the first 30 minutes of Dissocia, by both casts, I feel it has taught me a lot about my character, Lisa and how she needs to react to certain other characters throughout the play. For example, I need to add more uncertainty and displeasure in to Lisa’s tone of voice and facial expressions towards the fact Victoria has turned up at her house all the way from Switzerland. Also, during the opening scene between Victoria and Lisa, there needs to be more frequent mood changes, this will add dimension to the piece and a naturalistic effect to the non-naturalism of the piece and subject.

One thing I felt went well today was the fact I remember my lines and my que lines to a higher level than i expected I would. This showed me that all the work at home I have been putting into learning lines has in fact paid off and will benefit me in the long run as  can now concentrate more on my characterisation skills. I also felt like I made good use of the performance space, I was able to use the staging blocks at one point, the floor to sit on and the rest of the space to wonder around in in moments of confusion perhaps when delivery specific lines.

One thing I need to improve on for next lesson is the sense of mood change and how I react to other members of the cast. I will do this by going through the opening scene in my script and marking hwere I feel a change in mood is appropriote. This will indicate to me where I need to alter my character and help me perform and play Lisa at a higher quality.