I cannot remember a moment of my life where theatre has not been important for me. Being involved from a young age, I was destined to be on stage. It was not until I entered high school when I realized how difficult theatre can be; actors cannot go on stage without understanding the play, designers cannot outline anything without the proper information, and a director cannot direct without a grasp on the themes and ideas of the show. It all comes down to the research for the production. Without this literacy practice of research, no one can put on the literacy event of a performance.
My first role I ever played was Snow White; I was only four years old and was still living in England. Of course I barely remember anything of it, except for …show more content…
Major artifacts I use are scripts, character analysis worksheets, photographs, and the internet; they all play a key part in the literacy practice. Afterwards I go online and read up on the play consequently when it came to auditions I would be fairly prepared on knowing what the play was about and the characters I was interested in. Once being cast, I go through the script and highlight words or phrases I do not understand and look them up on the internet. This is so I can understand what the authors intent for the play. After completing this, I try to figure out interests of my character, what type of music they would like, favorite author, and such. This adds depth to the character, making them more real for the actor and the audience as well. This literacy practice cannot be simply done by oneself; this practice is “the social process which connect people with one another” (Barton and Hamilton 7-8). Meaning anyone involved with theatre has to be able to communicate, otherwise this literacy practice would be all for nothing. Research is helping the actors communicate the character to the audience, so without it the audience is just seeing actors recite lines. Along side my own research, my director would create a packet that we would have to investigate. Each of us would be assigned one topic to study and then share with the rest of the cast. For example, I was given the topic of music …show more content…
A dramaturge is someone who deals with the research and the development of plays; they act as a consultant to a theatre company in the real world. This meant a whole great deal of research I had to do. I first had to go through and read the script to see if the author made any references that we did not understand, such as popular terms used the 1920s because I would always be “utilizing [the] written language which people draw upon in their lives” in this case, I would be using the script until it tore apart (Barton and Hamilton 7). This artifact, in my opinion and many others will agree, is the most important in this literacy practice because without it, no one would be able to even put on the event of the performance. Starting off, I would mark the references within my script and type it out on a vast list so I could individually research each item. On the list I would include time period items such as clothing, hair, music, and popular foods. To help out my fellow cast mates, I would find pictures, such as the ones below, that we could reference to for hair and make up. Pictures, I consider, to be another artifact to help out with the practice because it can involve different media and photos are a very useful resource to make sure we are accurate to the hair and makeup style of the
My first role I ever played was Snow White; I was only four years old and was still living in England. Of course I barely remember anything of it, except for …show more content…
Major artifacts I use are scripts, character analysis worksheets, photographs, and the internet; they all play a key part in the literacy practice. Afterwards I go online and read up on the play consequently when it came to auditions I would be fairly prepared on knowing what the play was about and the characters I was interested in. Once being cast, I go through the script and highlight words or phrases I do not understand and look them up on the internet. This is so I can understand what the authors intent for the play. After completing this, I try to figure out interests of my character, what type of music they would like, favorite author, and such. This adds depth to the character, making them more real for the actor and the audience as well. This literacy practice cannot be simply done by oneself; this practice is “the social process which connect people with one another” (Barton and Hamilton 7-8). Meaning anyone involved with theatre has to be able to communicate, otherwise this literacy practice would be all for nothing. Research is helping the actors communicate the character to the audience, so without it the audience is just seeing actors recite lines. Along side my own research, my director would create a packet that we would have to investigate. Each of us would be assigned one topic to study and then share with the rest of the cast. For example, I was given the topic of music …show more content…
A dramaturge is someone who deals with the research and the development of plays; they act as a consultant to a theatre company in the real world. This meant a whole great deal of research I had to do. I first had to go through and read the script to see if the author made any references that we did not understand, such as popular terms used the 1920s because I would always be “utilizing [the] written language which people draw upon in their lives” in this case, I would be using the script until it tore apart (Barton and Hamilton 7). This artifact, in my opinion and many others will agree, is the most important in this literacy practice because without it, no one would be able to even put on the event of the performance. Starting off, I would mark the references within my script and type it out on a vast list so I could individually research each item. On the list I would include time period items such as clothing, hair, music, and popular foods. To help out my fellow cast mates, I would find pictures, such as the ones below, that we could reference to for hair and make up. Pictures, I consider, to be another artifact to help out with the practice because it can involve different media and photos are a very useful resource to make sure we are accurate to the hair and makeup style of the