BLOODED:

 

 

1) – Title and Author

The title of my Contempary play is ‘Blooded’ written by Scottish Play-write Isabel Wright. It was written and published in 2005.

2) – Breif Synopsis

The play is based up in Scotland between five teenage girls all  loosely based around the same age. Amy, Lou, Donna, FatB and Tess. The story focuses on the outlook on life of the teenagers and how difficult they find fitting in. Each one of the girls portray a different dilemma that teenage girls face whether to be angry, sexually aggressive and being generally ‘normal’

3) – Genre and style of the play

The Genre and style of the play is quite dramatic and stylised, although some aspects of the play is written quite realisticly there are some parts that are melodramatic and unbelievable. The genre is drama/thriller really depending on what way you look at it.

4) – The character I have chosen

The character that I have chosen is called Tess, she is the younger sister of FatB and is only fourteen years old. She is known to be called a ‘Freak’ and ‘Loser’ throughout the play and often picked on. At the end of the play she speaks to a ‘voice’ and ends up going missing. The characters still say negative things about Tess suggesting that her character wasn’t liked by the other girls and only by her older sister Bernie (FatB) She lives in Scotland, Edinburgh. She doesn’t get on with her sister and/or her parents and thinks that she is a freak and a ‘loner’ she likes to sit in her bedroom and talk to herself.

5) – What appeals to me about the play

What appeals to me about this play is the realism in the plot and the script. The characters are likeable and relatable to many teenage girls and readers. Also, what appeals to me is the dark comedy that Wright suggests throughout the play. Although the play mainly focuses on the girl’s speech and not actions there is plenty of impact on the readers.

6) – What appeals to you about the Character

What appeals to me about this character is the fact that I have been through what she has, not as dramatic but I know what it feels like to be the outsider, loner, freak, weirdo etc. I think that’s what appeals to me, because of the realistic and relatable bond.

7) The Similarities

As i’ve already stated, I have been through what my character, Tess, has been through. I also have an older sister and when I was younger, being around her older friends was intimidating and quite uncomfortable, like Tess (my character) in the play.

8) – The Differences

The differences between me and my character is the fact that I don’t hear voices even though I was classed as a freak. In the play, my character goes dissappearing and/or runs away. This is something that I wouldn’t personally do. More differences between me and this character, Tess, is the fact that she lives in Edinburgh, in Scotland. She and her older sister Bernie doesn’t have a good relationship where me and my older sibling does. 

9) – The difficulties playing this role

The difficulties that I’ll have portraying Tess the drama. Her monologue is very intense and serious, and I think that displaying that on stage will be difficult for me.

10) – What to work on Physically

What I think I need to work on physically is the tension in my body and not to make my body too relaxed and look lazy. As this is a serious monologue I must look tense and rigid, not lazy and floppy as this will ruin the monologue and the atmosphere.

11) – What to work on Vocally

What I think I need to work on vocally to play this part is to work the different ranges of my voice. In some sections of the monologue I think it would work well to project my voice angrily and loud then to make it more gentle but, still projected. This will be a challenge for me, so I would need to work on it.

12) – What to work on Emotionally

What I think I need to work on emotionally is empathy and sympaty. Feel how this character feels, and feel what it’ll be like to be actually called a freak and weird. I would need to do a emotion memory to get me in the monologue as I know what it felt like to be in her position.

13) – What background research would I do

Although it is not mentioned in the play, I had my own idea that my character could be suffering from Schizophrenia as she hears voices. So, what I would have to research is how schizophrenic people would act and how to get into the mind set of a schizophrenic victim.

14) – What impact should it have on the audience?

The impact that I would like it to have on the audience is them being shocked at the fact that there are people like this who are judged to frequently and are resented. I want the audience to feel shocked, sad but also tense as there is some intense language that is quite shocking in the monologue.