Find Me
SCHP
Find me is a play based on a true story, written by Olwen Wymark in 1977, when it was unknown how to treat people with mental disorders. She was one of the first women to talk about mental illnesses and used "Find Me" to raise awareness of the need for research, despite the lack of funding at the time. We used movement to explore the change of attitudes towards disability from 1977 to today. We began a still image where Amy was hugging her knees tightly. I was crouched beside her with my hand on her shoulder, showing through body language that, representing society, I was empathetic, and Courtney and Maryam were stood away from us. This made it clear that few people sympathised with people with mental disorders, and those that …show more content…
Because of my swift pace of speech when talking about Jean and Verity, it was clear that Edward was under a lot of pressure from his family. I think he feels that, although Jean is trying hard, she can be "a little short tempered." Through my tone of voice when speaking about Jean, I understand that their relationship was very strained. This contrasted with my tone used when talking about Verity; "I just want her to be happy". This gives the impression that he cares more about Verity than about his wife. When I was asked what would happen when Verity grew up, I replied that “the boys will move on, but Verity will always be Verity“ I realised then, that Edward knows that he ‘has’ Verity for the rest of her life; she will not move on, she will not be given a better home than what he can offer her. Edward understands that he is one of the few things constant in Verity’s life, and he feels that by asking for help, he is abandoning …show more content…
I first focused on volume, speaking first quietly, then loudly. I noticed that when I spoke softly, my tone became gentle and pleading, but when I spoke loudly, my tone became angry, which showed me that Edward has an unstable mind-set. Though he seems calm on the outside, he is actually very frustrated, and has become angry at his inability to adapt to his situations. I also found that when I varied my pace of speech from slowly to quickly, the number of pauses I used increased significantly, conveying to me the evident stress that Edward is under and how much he is struggling to hold back his true feelings from his family; the large number of pauses are for him to gather his mind, and prevent what he is thinking showing on the outside. I think that he is doing this because he doesn’t want to let his family down, which is increasing the pressure he puts on himself, and creating a viscous cycle, which is tearing him away from his
SCHP
Find me is a play based on a true story, written by Olwen Wymark in 1977, when it was unknown how to treat people with mental disorders. She was one of the first women to talk about mental illnesses and used "Find Me" to raise awareness of the need for research, despite the lack of funding at the time. We used movement to explore the change of attitudes towards disability from 1977 to today. We began a still image where Amy was hugging her knees tightly. I was crouched beside her with my hand on her shoulder, showing through body language that, representing society, I was empathetic, and Courtney and Maryam were stood away from us. This made it clear that few people sympathised with people with mental disorders, and those that …show more content…
Because of my swift pace of speech when talking about Jean and Verity, it was clear that Edward was under a lot of pressure from his family. I think he feels that, although Jean is trying hard, she can be "a little short tempered." Through my tone of voice when speaking about Jean, I understand that their relationship was very strained. This contrasted with my tone used when talking about Verity; "I just want her to be happy". This gives the impression that he cares more about Verity than about his wife. When I was asked what would happen when Verity grew up, I replied that “the boys will move on, but Verity will always be Verity“ I realised then, that Edward knows that he ‘has’ Verity for the rest of her life; she will not move on, she will not be given a better home than what he can offer her. Edward understands that he is one of the few things constant in Verity’s life, and he feels that by asking for help, he is abandoning …show more content…
I first focused on volume, speaking first quietly, then loudly. I noticed that when I spoke softly, my tone became gentle and pleading, but when I spoke loudly, my tone became angry, which showed me that Edward has an unstable mind-set. Though he seems calm on the outside, he is actually very frustrated, and has become angry at his inability to adapt to his situations. I also found that when I varied my pace of speech from slowly to quickly, the number of pauses I used increased significantly, conveying to me the evident stress that Edward is under and how much he is struggling to hold back his true feelings from his family; the large number of pauses are for him to gather his mind, and prevent what he is thinking showing on the outside. I think that he is doing this because he doesn’t want to let his family down, which is increasing the pressure he puts on himself, and creating a viscous cycle, which is tearing him away from his