We received our assignment of a Greek play to perform in a few weeks. My partner is Chloe and we are performing the play "Talthybius", as part of the collection of plays called, "The Trojan Women". we read it through as a pair to familiarise ourselves with the play so we could start spacing it out adding action and character to it. It felt more than, that we were just reading a script, when we acted it out because you start to embody the characters. I feel that for actors it is essential to read through your script first before jumping straight into it. That way , you can really understand the story and thus understand your character that you are going to play. it gives you a rough idea of how you can play the character and how you would stage that scene.
As we read the script it helped us with further understanding our characters.
We took into account of who had the most status.
For example , in this scene while I am trying to silence the chorus and Hecuba shows that I am of a higher status. Previously , Hecuba had stated how she would rather tear the very hair from her head than become servants to these masters, showed how she was rebelling and gaining status before I abruptly stopped her in her tracks.
It's key to know what status of authority you are on because when it comes to blocking the scene, you can determine what body language the character will adopt or what certain levels the character will be on. Status can change everything because then the audience can tell who has the amount of power in the scene or play. It shows a sense of importance for the character, and the audience can physically see who is in charge.
To be able to know the status of the character can help understand the story better because you will be able to see a characters downfall a mile off. For instance; A certain character is bad and evil at the start or throughout the play they will tend to have their comeuppance toward the end , defeated by good.
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