ACTING CLASS - 18 Sep 18

Yesterday, we were with Sharon McKevitt, looking at the script of Medea made by the great Euripides. We were separated into group with each paragraph of the script. She told us to say and present it the way how we want. I was working with Pedro and Sebastian. We were given this paragraph:

"Just face it - you've got to give in with good grace for the sake of your own flesh and blood. No...no...no one's made you look like a fool...no one's insulted you. Your husband hasn't got a bad word to say about you...he says you're the best woman in the world...he says no one could have loved those children more than you have...or him, come to that...he says he'll always think fondly of you..."

This section has actually made our performance the shortest, which is why we were called up last. Unfortunately, Sharon wouldn't let me film it. I can still show you how we presented it and how we said it in SCRIPT mode.

CHARACTERS:

TROY
PEDRO
SEBASTIAN


On Troy's left side at the back is Sebastian and on his right side at the back is Pedro. Troy is stood at the front. We say our lines in different emotional ways. We speak all together in unison in some lines.

TROY (proudly): Just face it - you've got to give in with good grace for the sake of your own flesh and blood

(SEBASTIAN and PEDRO step forward)

TOGETHER: No...no

SEBASTIAN (plain): No one's made you look like a fool

TROY (proudly): No one's insulted you

PEDRO (spitefully): Your husband hasn't got a bad word to say about you

SEBASTIAN (plain): He says you're the best woman in the world

TROY (proudly): He says no one could have loved those children more than you have

PEDRO (spitefully): Or him, come to that

TOGETHER: He says he'll always think fondly of you

Exeunt