Yesterday was mainly focused on "Creative choices". Not only did I help to chaperon for the students, but I also found the way in which lighting, sound, costume, make up and set design play a major part in theatre. This was demonstrated in the final performance of a scene from 'Cinderella', which contrasted greatly with the original performance, which lacked all of these things.
Later we went on a trip to a theatre in Cambridge to watch a production by a company called "Forced Entertainment". It was called "Tomorrow's Parties" and it involved a man and a woman having a conversation about the possibilities of things happen in the future. They mentioned everything- from the effects of global warming to aliens. Although, when answering questions, the actors told us that the play was not intended for a specific audience, I believe that the purpose of the show was to make people reflect on what they are doing now, and how it will affect the future.
'Tomorrow's Parties' was very interesting, as it is unlike any production I have seen or acted in before. However, I believe I can learn from there abstract ideas, and interpret these ideas for performance material. I also think that the idea of improvising a couple of times on a particular topic, recording it, playing it back and then editing it so that it only includes the best parts, is an interesting way to make a scripted play look more naturalistic.
Here is a link to Forced Entertainment's website
http://www.forcedentertainment.com/
And Here is the link for 'Tomorows Parties'
http://www.forcedentertainment.com/page/144/Theatre-Performances/132#-gallery
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