Water Gun's Puddle...

This week started with Mr. Fearnehough outlining the expectations and mark scheme for our annotated research project bibliography. When you get to the bottom, basic point for improvement it is this: critique your source, tell why it is reliable (why is the drama program at such-and-such university impressive and why should we trust it???). I have recently discovered an analogy that I think works marvelously…you must write your annotated bibliography as if it was being submitted either to the French government or as a CAS proposal…Oh burn!!! But that really gives you all the information you need, leave no room for wondering, just give the reader every scrap of info as to why you made a good choice by selecting that source. I’m actually very pleased with my annotated bibliography grade, so I think I understand the main point. However, I suppose there is always room for improvement so I will delve even deeper into my sources next time just for good measure.

On Wednesday, it was just the 6 of us, the studio space, an unfinished story, and two hours. But surprisingly we actually got on with it, despite the daunting task of having a finished rough version for Thursday. We came up with some funny zanni bits: for example when Pantalone and Jack are talking at the movie theater, Lydia just walks into the scene first with a broom, then with a “hoover”. The funny bit comes when Bekki comes on a third time with an invisible hoover, but is making the noises herself. Also at the beginning of the movie theater scene, we have continued the Mickey/Il Capitano joke with the same audience member from the tango, who will be picked to come up on stage and sit by me. Apart from a slight mishap when I sat on the leaked water from the water gun, the rehearsal went by without many hiccups.

Thursday was the moment of truth and our first “performance” in front of Mr. F. To my surprise he actually laughed! Score! Though it was a very rough version, the emotional feed back from him was very rewarding. Just getting a “hah” from the audience made my stupid jokes worth it. The next step is to finalize the transitions, add in music, and fit in a solid ending perhaps with a choreographed dance to end the whole show.