Journal Numero Deux! (Multilingual topic)

 All:  Sharks Minds Matter asked us all last year to make a short video about what we were doing to keep going and be productive at the beginning of the pandemic.  Who would have thought that we would still be asking that question over a year later.  Of course, circumstances are different, but Sharks Minds Matter want us to ask ourselves, "What are we doing to remain busy and keep positive these days?"  Last year, I filmed myself sitting in my backyard reading Shakespeare!  This year, I will film myself in the theatre, working on "After Liverpool", (the play the Drama Club is working on now).  Making theatre is how I keep engaged with the world.  What would you do in your video?  (It would be nice if you made one -- it doesn't have to be long, just a clip of you doing something you like to do.)  Write a couple of sentences about what you would put in your video.

Theatre Production:  You need to draw a detailed sketch of what you think the set should be like for the WAG Gala.  It needs to have colour.  It needs to be detailed enough so that we can recreate it on our stage. Label your sketch.  DON'T SAY YOU CAN'T DRAW!

"After Liverpool" is a play about relationships.  The first scene is a cocktail party.  I want the actors to be dressed in black and white.  There are fourteen couples in the play.  Many scenes feature an apple.  Draw a second sketch that shows what the stage should look like.

Directing/Scriptwriting:

Make sure you hand in your two-page scene based on the rules for the WAG films.

You have seen all the films -- write in detail about one performance from one of the films.  What did the actor wear?  What did they do to create the character they played?  What did their voice sound like?  You can choose a performance you liked or did not like.  Make sure you say the name of the actor, the character they played, and provide detail about their performance.

Actors:

Write a description of a great performance by an actor (it can be in a play, movie or tv show).  I would probably choose the great Marlon Brando in "On The Waterfront".  He plays Terry Molloy, a young man struggling with the idea of right and wrong, with his family relationships and with his feelings for a young woman he just met.  Marlon Brando is one of the greatest American actors, and he really revolutionized acting for our present generation of performers.  I would talk about his facial expressions and how he uses little touches (like putting on Edie's glove as he talks to her in the part) to make us believe that he is Terry and not Marlon Brando.