Saturday, October 12, 2019
theatre Studies Portfolio. :: essays research papers
Throughout the year the texts we have studied have provided us with inspiration on the topic and themes of our devised drama. The texts we have studied in Theatre Studies have been Anton Chekovââ¬â¢s ââ¬Å"Three Sistersâ⬠and Sophoclesââ¬â¢ ââ¬Å"Antigoneâ⬠, one of the three Theban plays. The link between these plays is the role of women and could be described as proto-feminist. ââ¬Å"Antigoneâ⬠shows us a woman who is prepared to go against the rule of the city and Creon, whom should be the dominant male in the play. ââ¬Å"Three Sistersâ⬠portrays three women who cope with the death of their father, and live without men in their lives. We have used both of these ideas in our devised drama, as all our women are single and go against the stereotypical view of women allowing the audience to see a contrast of five women, all a foil to the traditional view of women in the catholic church. We have also been influenced by a collection of poetry we have studies on our English Literature course. Carol Ann Duffy is well known as a feminist writer and her 1999 collection, ââ¬Å"The World Wifeâ⬠is an original collection in which she explores the view of the wives of historical, biblical and mythological men and gives the reader a chance to see the great tales concerning these men through the eyes of the woman, who is often shown to be much more strength in character than her husband or partner. After studying the poems, our group decided to base our five female characters on poems in the play, these poems being ââ¬Å"Delilahâ⬠, ââ¬Å"Mrs Faustâ⬠, ââ¬Å"Mrs Midasâ⬠, ââ¬Å"Salmoneâ⬠and ââ¬Å"Mrs Lazarusâ⬠. Using these as guidelines for our characters, the five girls in our group were able to elaborate on then, using the techniques of our practitioner, Stanisvlaski, to create a full character from the narrative in our selected poems. Caryl Churchillââ¬â¢s play ââ¬Å"Top Girlsâ⬠was also an influence on us. The play ââ¬Å"Top Girlsâ⬠shows the audience famous women from the past having a dinner party together and discussing their experiences to one another. This is not unlike our devised drama and influenced us to choose the setting of a gathering. The 1995 movie ââ¬Å"How To Make An American Quiltâ⬠directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse inspired us for the idea of our women making a quilt together to commemorate the memory of a person from the village in which our play is set.
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