Intersection 2018: Chrysalis Before You See The Show

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→ INTERSECTION 2018: CHRYSALIS
BEFORE YOU SEE THE SHOW
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Intersection 2018: Chrysalis contains
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→ ACTIVITY #1: Sharpen your
monologue skills
Have you ever noticed that a playwright
leaves clues in their script for directors
and performers to discover? Every
punctuation mark and space between
lines gives you a hint about how the
writer intended their work to be
performed.
This simple exercise helps actors
interpret punctuation on the page using
their bodies and it’s easy to do in your
classroom. Your whole class can do it
simultaneously or one at a time.
Step 1: Choose your favourite
monologue. Make it something you feel a
connection to. Read it aloud.
TIP: If you aren’t that familiar with
plays, think about speeches from your
favourite film or TV show.
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• Coarse language
• Sexual references
• Drug references
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Suitability: Years 10, 11, 12
Subjects: Drama, English
Step 2: With your script in hand, stand
and speak your lines aloud again. This
time, whenever you reach a comma,
turn your whole body 90-degrees to
your left or right. Whenever you reach
a full stop, move from standing to
sitting or vice-versa. Continue until
your monologue is finished.
, = Turn 90-degrees
. = Switch from standing/sitting
Step 3: Discuss with a partner what
you discovered about the the way your
character speaks and what this tells
you about them. Think about this the
next time you perform a monologue.