UNIT 1 Exploration of Drama and Theatre 40% AS

UNIT 2 Theatre Text in Performance 60% AS

UNIT 3 Exploration of Dramatic Performance 40% A2

UNIT 4 Theatre Text in Context 60% A2

Bringing Your Character to Life Choose one sentence from your Monologue that best suits (sums up) your character. What is your characters dominant emotion when they say that sentence. Work with a partner to decide how best to say the sentence in order to get the emotion across. Think about – Pace, Pitch, Pause & Projection.

Bringing Your Character to Life (Character Walks) Try walking around the room leading from… Nose Chest Stomach Groin Knees Toes As you pass people say your sentence from the previous task. Discussion - What suited your character best? Why?

Objectives/Motivation Now you need to come up with an ‘objective’ for your character. An objective is your characters main motivation during a scene and should start with ‘I want to ……………………………’ or ‘I need to ………………’

SUMMER ASSIGNMENT Write a beginners guide ‘How to prepare for a role in a scripted play” Your starting point will be reading the play Your ending will be the first performance 1000 words maximum You can use pictures and diagrams You must include research/examples Submission date: First drama lesson in September 2014.