Today, we started from the scene in which we last left off, which is when we are all in the semi circle, after we have moved into our new positions. My new place is in the middle of the centre of the semi circle and the left side. Today we introduced the blanket that we hold when 'giving birth'. At first, we were just holding the blanket however Ben then told us to wring it in our hands above our heads, looking at it with amazement.
Nurse Scene
When working on the Nurse scene, I found myself opening more and more due to Ben's direction.
At the beginning of the scene, when I make the baby out of the blanket, I figured out that I need to be stationed in the beginning corner of the semicircle so that I can just get up quickly and begin gathering the blanket, instead of having to get up and run to the beginning of the blanket.
Before learning how to make the baby, I was just quickly gathering the blanket in my arms however Ben told me to take my time and he also showed me how to properly make the baby. In order to make the baby, I get the blanket and turn it in (rolling it) to itself, creating a sort of cocoon shape. At the end part of the blanket, I make the head by making a small ball on top and covering it with a small bit of remaining fabric. An issue I found while making the baby is that, due to the ensemble wringing the fabric, it was very hard to work with as it was very tightly twisted. In order to introduce the character of the Nurse as being a comical character who has no clue what to do in this situation, I call out 'Oh My Lord!' 'Oh Aaron!' throughout making the baby. When doing it to the class, everyone was laughing however I did not know whether it was because I was doing the comedy well or I was performing really badly however Ben then assured me at the end that it was because I was doing it well.
Throughout running this scene, Ben kept giving me direction to be more abstract with the character to make her more comedic. I like having two contrasting characters to play as it shows my flexibility if I play them both well.
Although we didn't get much further than the Nurse scene today, I feel as if we have polished it well and, with extra work and research that I will do, it will be a very enjoyable scene.
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