Rehearsal week 1

Exercise: Moody the object
Physically being asked to become different objects in groups of 3,4 and 5

Through this exercise you as an actor learn how to show your emotions through your body this then links to Brecht because he would have people physically becoming objects on stage. This also links with the 'Verfremdungseffekt' or v effect known for short as if an audience member saw the different types of objects we was asked to become it would make them question why these objects are being created and what is there meaning to the play. This exercise also helps you as an actor understand your physicality more begin to notice how your body interacts with others and the type of shapes you are able to create , the emotions you are able to convey without speaking also during this exercise you being to alienate yourself from what you would think is normal "making the strange normal and the normal strange" This exercise can be used to help develop an actors understanding of their character.

Exercise: The daily task

During this exercise it involves different levels such as talking about your daily task out loud then without talking so you would just watch what your fellow actors are doing this exercise explored the idea of Brecht telling the audience whats happening as in the first performance shown as an audience since i was being told what he is doing i was able to focus more on why he is doing that where as in comparison to the 2nd performance i was left focusing more on what i was seeing and trying to figure out what the actor was doing instead of why. This then deepens my understanding of why the 1st style of performance is used in Brecht's plays instead of the 2nd one which is more to entertain the audience instead of evoke change from them.