Lydia Taylor

Discuss the intentions of your character. How were they shown?
When I played Mrs Parry, who is principal at Whitehall School, at the beginning of the play I had to always walk gracefully and had to use wide movements, this is because Mrs Parry is dramatic and loud. The wide footsteps reflect her loud voice. I also had to use a lot of hand gestures, I did this by always moving my hands whilst talking, as Mrs Parry likes to show off what she has done in the past as she is proud of herself. I had to use an operatic voice, by using high pitch and elongating my words, to show that Mrs Parry is theatrical and has a passion for theatre. I always had to have a smile on my face and look happy, even when Mrs Parry was annoyed at Mr Bashford. I did this by keeping eye contact with audience to show that I was happy and not frowning. I did this to show that Mrs Parry is a bubbly character and always looks at the positives in life. Later on in the production I played a small part of Miss Jackie Prime. Jackie Prime is the P.E teacher at Whitehall and flirts with any male she can find. I jogged around the stage but I did so with little foot movement to show off as Miss Prime would. Her voice is flirty. To show this I had to have a high-pitched but soft tone to my voice. This shows the audience that Jackie Prime is always flirting whenever possible. I also played the part of Salty, who is one of the students at Whitewall. He is over the top and very energetic. To show this my movements were fast and I was moving even when I was supposed to be stood still. This shows the audience that Salty is a bit crazy. Salty is a boy which means his voice would be manly. To show this I used a low-pitch to show the audience I was playing a male.