18th June 09 meeting
Thursday, June 18, 2009, 5:56 AM
We came out with an overall draft today (and it's according to a well-made play structure) ! :DThose colored in red needs confirmation - make a choice!
Skills we are using:
Movement
Sound
Mask (?)
Final identites:
Isaac: Flirt (Work) vs Nerd (Real)
Wenzhen: Suck-up (Work) vs Emo-freak (Real)
Priscilla: Bimbo (Work) vs Workaholic (Real)
Saad: Slacker/Joker (Work) vs Lonely boy (Real)
Rachel: Gangster (Work) vs Professional/Sick of being a gangster (Real)
EXPOSITION:
Everyone DANCING in character's style, wearing masks. One piece of music is playing.
Sudden change in music, others freeze/continue dancing, Spotlight on one character, character speaks and do EXPOSITION - Can communicate with the others.
MASK = the identity they're trying to show ppl/ satisfy ppl.
MUSIC = according to their character.
MOVEMENT = do a short movement piece (dancing) before introducing character.
RISING ACTION:
Starts with the work scene.
We're all sitting in our separate cubicles. Behaving in our real selves.
Eg. Priscilla being hard-working/listening to techno music, Wenzhen being emo-freak...
(how can it be shown? spotlight again on each of us? no words just music or?)
MUSIC = Typing sound, flipping of paper, clock ticking.
MOVEMENT = We all do repeated robotic movements or same actions? Represent us working?
About _(?) mins, bell rings/Saad being joker comes and shout: "It's 12, lunch break!"
Lunch break can show small conflicts!
Small conflicts:
-Isaac flirts with Rachel. Rachel hates it, gets pissed.
-Wenzhen sucks up to Priscilla (knowing she's boss's daughter). Priscilla acts in her bimbo way and pretends not to know.
-Saad pisses Priscilla off as he doesn't do his work (slacker) and Priscilla's a workaholic (real self). Priscilla cannot show anger directly to keep up with bimbo image!
Pulling factor:
Rachel and Saad become buddies. Both realizes that they feel like they're just wearing a mask so to speak. Talk to each other about how they really feel eg, Rachel is sick of being an ahlian, Saad is actually very lonely and pessimistic etc.
CLIMAX:
-Priscilla finally flares up & scolds Saad for always slacking
-Rachel helps Saad cause' of friendship
-Isaac butts in in flirty way
-Being pissed about his flirtatious character, Rachel hits Isaac
-Wenzhen comes in & protects Isaac cuz she has fallen with him (she's an emo-freak = needs love etc. Isaac flirts. So... yea, you get it)
-Rachel pissed and starts hitting Wenzhen too
-Priscilla exposes Wenzhen of sucking up to her dad
-Saad questions Priscilla about her bimbotic nature
* can add in more stuff? *
* switches to falling action QUICK *
FALLING ACTION:
(same scene as exposition)
-Isaac stunned at impact of him flirting and questions his two identities (nerd vs flirt)
-Wenzhen questions her love for Isaac whether it is cause she needs love (characteristic of emo) and whether her sucking up was worth it.
-Priscilla reflects her flaring up moment, realise her fake bimbo cannot pull thru so what to do next?
CONCLUSION:
Rachel and Saad talking?
Speaks about real selves etc and smth abt our DV: identity can never be really defined etc.
leave it as an open-ended thing to question audience on their identity???
*needs to further discuss*
Okay, so that's about it!
To ISAAC:
Please read up about it! And anything you don't get it, you can ask any one of us :D And also, try to do the characterization asap and post on the blog alright? Do according to this plot! :) THANKSSSSSS!
To the rest:
Please refine characters. Can I request for the next meeting/meet-up/anything related to it, WE USE THE NAMES OF THE CHARACTERS already, not our names. Hehe thanks for taking out some of your time to read this bloody long post!
With lots of LOVE and HUGS and KISSES (xoxo),
BOOBOO ! :D:D:D
Director: All
Playwrights: Isaac
Secretary: Rachel
Costume: Wenzhen
Set: Priscilla
Lights/Sound: Priscilla
Movement coach: Saad
TSDian
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Rach's Rojak I.blog
Isaac's Rojak I.blog
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Isaac
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