Cast One: Kelly and Chris guide
Emily: Verity One (first admitted, slight behavourial difficulties)
Poppy: Verity Two (tantrums more common, behaviour uncontrollable)
Alex: Doctor One (focused on the look of the hospital rather than the patients themselves)
Matt: Doctor Two (kind towards the patients with a hint of sexual luring)
Cast Two: Alex and Matt guide
Abbie: Verity Three (lost control, suicidal)
Chris: Father and Doctor
Kelly: Mother and Doctor
Mia: Nurse
Richard: Doctor
Using the script, we saw a part that we liked where Verity isolated herself by creating her own world around her. In doing this, we wanted her to have toys surrounding her. We decided to use the space outside the music department as it was wide open, it was also at a junction just near the entrance meaning it would be a good place to start the performance.
We wanted to show Verity as a younger child, and by using the toys it was reflected. When the doctors enter, we see how this attempting of controlling Verity is unsuccessful. We wanted to develop two types of doctors that would show the failure of the hospitals job on the patients. This is why Matt's approach, seeming like the correct approach, of kindness, it later undermined in the second casts when Verity says a doctor raped her. Alex's approach is harsh, and it is clear that this abrupt and harsh nature will only spur Verity on rather than allow her to calm down. We decided to use the space further and unnerve the audience by having her run through them to use the Site further so she can run up the stairs that are situated behind them. This leaves the doctors on the 'set' to dispute their methods. This also gives a chance for us to break the wall, as we decided to have Chris cough (one of the guides) to stop the argument, as if the hospital puts on a front for the visitors.
Here is a vlog done with Matt and Emily on blocking this scene and the stairs scene.
Vlog Village&Stairs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VggwVQJ9Kww
Development:
We decided that as the audience walk down the first part of the corridor before they turn onto Verity, that all they should see is a lego house that is perfect. This house will be the 'perfect' of ideal house, but it won't have any windows or doors, representing Verity's inability to escape.
We worked on ideas of Verity's tone, and when she would be angry, and trying to show anger though different tones. A slow and steady tone that happens when Verity is grabbing the doctors arm holds a lot of power as it shows she's holding back more anger.
We were able to develop the use of violence and the language between the doctors and Alex had returned for this lesson, in this the clarity of their being a 'head' doctor, and that doctor we decide to portray as the more unfriendly one, we are more understanding of how Verity may not be contained easily if it is not handled by the right person.
We also decided that having the entire floor covered with toys would be a lot more interesting, especially linking to the line 'you've nearly filled the whole floor'. This shows that there is limitations in Verity's life that she enjoys breaking, is ignorant to the rules or needs of those around her and this can either make the audience dislike her, or take pity as she shouldn't have been taken to such extremes as being placed in a mental facility.
Here is the Village scene after the two weeks of working on it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUu9lyt3Wro&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Using the script, we saw a part that we liked where Verity isolated herself by creating her own world around her. In doing this, we wanted her to have toys surrounding her. We decided to use the space outside the music department as it was wide open, it was also at a junction just near the entrance meaning it would be a good place to start the performance.
We wanted to show Verity as a younger child, and by using the toys it was reflected. When the doctors enter, we see how this attempting of controlling Verity is unsuccessful. We wanted to develop two types of doctors that would show the failure of the hospitals job on the patients. This is why Matt's approach, seeming like the correct approach, of kindness, it later undermined in the second casts when Verity says a doctor raped her. Alex's approach is harsh, and it is clear that this abrupt and harsh nature will only spur Verity on rather than allow her to calm down. We decided to use the space further and unnerve the audience by having her run through them to use the Site further so she can run up the stairs that are situated behind them. This leaves the doctors on the 'set' to dispute their methods. This also gives a chance for us to break the wall, as we decided to have Chris cough (one of the guides) to stop the argument, as if the hospital puts on a front for the visitors.
Here is a vlog done with Matt and Emily on blocking this scene and the stairs scene.
Vlog Village&Stairs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VggwVQJ9Kww
Development:
We decided that as the audience walk down the first part of the corridor before they turn onto Verity, that all they should see is a lego house that is perfect. This house will be the 'perfect' of ideal house, but it won't have any windows or doors, representing Verity's inability to escape.
We worked on ideas of Verity's tone, and when she would be angry, and trying to show anger though different tones. A slow and steady tone that happens when Verity is grabbing the doctors arm holds a lot of power as it shows she's holding back more anger.
We were able to develop the use of violence and the language between the doctors and Alex had returned for this lesson, in this the clarity of their being a 'head' doctor, and that doctor we decide to portray as the more unfriendly one, we are more understanding of how Verity may not be contained easily if it is not handled by the right person.
We also decided that having the entire floor covered with toys would be a lot more interesting, especially linking to the line 'you've nearly filled the whole floor'. This shows that there is limitations in Verity's life that she enjoys breaking, is ignorant to the rules or needs of those around her and this can either make the audience dislike her, or take pity as she shouldn't have been taken to such extremes as being placed in a mental facility.
Here is the Village scene after the two weeks of working on it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUu9lyt3Wro&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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