Lesson 1

In our lesson on the 2nd of september we explored different types of performance.  We looked at melodrama which is what most people were going to see before stanislavsky started putting on his plays.
Melodrama is very exaggerated and always over the top, they use typical characters such as a hero, damsel in distress, villain etc. We had to show each character physically and how obviously different they all were.
We divided up into groups and devised a piece of melodrama that included the stock characters. This was quite an easy task as all the characters were just one type pf personality so there was no complex character you had to portray.
We were then asked to perform again but do a naturalistic piece, this included acting an everyday scene with no melodrama in it at all. This was quite easy as well because it was just like acting as you would in an everyday situation. The pieces weren't the most exciting to watch but they were incredibly realistic. We worked on cutting them down so they were as 'to the point' as possible so it wasn't dragged out at all.