Manifesto II
“A series of very large inconsistencies is often used in comedy and farce. Slapstick humour is regularly created by generating a chain of catastrophes” (Howell, 81). This is exactly what happens to my alien character in my performance. In this performance, I act as an alien interacting with the human world for the first time. My character is faced with catastrophe after catastrophe until she finally gives up and runs away. I tried to use comedy to contrast how someone from another planet might perceive our world, as well as the troubles or misconceptions that come along with it.
For my performance, I wanted to show that my character is an alien exploring Earth for the first time, yet has been to many other planets before. My …show more content…
She assumes that the room is black to commemorate “the 6,461st anniversary of Izoftakor Zalorpian’s untimely death.” She also doesn’t understand some things that we consider to be very basic concepts- like how to use a chair or why people eat. When my character interacts with a chair, I am using transference. This probably qualifies as what Howell would call “transference of action” (135). By using the chair in a way that is different than expected, the audience can see it in a new way. When I interact with a human for the first time, it goes wrong very quickly when his eating disgusts me. He finally asks me if I’m an alien. I freak out, request a launch pod, and get the hell out of there. From outside the room, you can hear my spaceship take …show more content…
This is best demonstrated in the beginning when I closely observe and even smell the audience. My work was created with a combination of Improvisation and written dialogue. I started with an idea and Clay (who played the human I interact with) and I played with it and created a lot of dialogue through improvisation. I then created a basic storyline and script of what happens. As we practiced, the script was modified to include changes that happened during
“A series of very large inconsistencies is often used in comedy and farce. Slapstick humour is regularly created by generating a chain of catastrophes” (Howell, 81). This is exactly what happens to my alien character in my performance. In this performance, I act as an alien interacting with the human world for the first time. My character is faced with catastrophe after catastrophe until she finally gives up and runs away. I tried to use comedy to contrast how someone from another planet might perceive our world, as well as the troubles or misconceptions that come along with it.
For my performance, I wanted to show that my character is an alien exploring Earth for the first time, yet has been to many other planets before. My …show more content…
She assumes that the room is black to commemorate “the 6,461st anniversary of Izoftakor Zalorpian’s untimely death.” She also doesn’t understand some things that we consider to be very basic concepts- like how to use a chair or why people eat. When my character interacts with a chair, I am using transference. This probably qualifies as what Howell would call “transference of action” (135). By using the chair in a way that is different than expected, the audience can see it in a new way. When I interact with a human for the first time, it goes wrong very quickly when his eating disgusts me. He finally asks me if I’m an alien. I freak out, request a launch pod, and get the hell out of there. From outside the room, you can hear my spaceship take …show more content…
This is best demonstrated in the beginning when I closely observe and even smell the audience. My work was created with a combination of Improvisation and written dialogue. I started with an idea and Clay (who played the human I interact with) and I played with it and created a lot of dialogue through improvisation. I then created a basic storyline and script of what happens. As we practiced, the script was modified to include changes that happened during