Rehearsals week 2

 Exercise:  Character
Becoming a stereotype of society and portraying them dramatically

Fredar fearless is a stereotype in society she represents the 'do gooders' you would meet in everyday life this exercise links to Bretch because when he created plays he would only give the actor's their character's they are playing name as from a name you can discover their personality and physicality. Such as from the name Fredar fearless I am able to understand that my character is a bold woman from the word 'fearless' she seems like the type of character who would stand up for anyone who is to shy to stand up for themselves but then from the word play of 'fredar' I can see the word radar used which could also reveal that she can be annoying and once she has her hooks into you there is no escape. Through out the exaggeration of each character I have learnt that  you can develop a character without knowing back ground information such as their class,personality etc Brecht also gives the audience this information such as the character's name therefore the audience can focus on what and why its happening instead of wondering who the character is on stage and their value to the performance which then leads back in to the 'alienation affect' making the normal strange and the strange normal. Using exaggeration would also help breaking any emotional bonds created by the audience to a character therefore they will not get distracted on what the character is feeling and focus in what is being shown in front of them.

Here is an example of stereotype's      

Guestus

Is an acting technique created by Bertolt Brecht which is a combination of gestures and attitude which reveals the character's attitude or view on a certain situation. Eg Keon is a soldier we as an audience know this from the gesture of saluting us however we do not know his attitude to the situation he is in having dead people laying on the floor and Keon kicking them then portrays to us his attitude towards war.