Choose 1 location from the three you used in 1.20 and write a short scene between 2 characters trying to have a private conversation.
A gym. CLAIRE and PAULA centre stage doing star jumps on exercise mats facing the audience. Weights bench and dumbbells behind to the right. Loud dance music plays. Bright fluorescent lighting.
CLAIRE: I need to talk to you about you know who.
CLAIRE looks around nervously. PAULA continues to jump. PAULA grunts in reply.
CLAIRE: He hasn't been in for a couple of days, what do you think?
PAULA: (Gasps) About what?
CLAIRE: About the fact he's not been here after what happened the last time.
A buzzer sounds and the girls pick up a swiss ball each and sit on it. They start to do sit ups. Each girl speaks in turn as they come up.
PAULA: What is there to think?
CLAIRE: Well... (Stops abruptly)
A man walks past towards the weights bench and sits down. He picks up a dumbbell and starts to exercise. CLAIRE watches. The man gets engrossed in his workout. CLAIRE turns back to PAULA and continues in a lowered voice.
CLAIRE: You know what I told you last time about the, you know... sauna.
PAULA: Hmmnn.
CLAIRE: Well it's about that! Last time I saw him he said that, when... you know...
A voice shouts instructions from off stage
VOICE: Come on! Connect those bellies and fifteen, and sixteen...
The girls are quiet and struggle to finish their sit ups. They finish and stand up to move the balls. PAULA gets some small weights.
PAULA: (Clearly not listening): Hmmmnn
CLAIRE: Are you listening to me?
VOICE: We are all listening Claire! Now hurry up, where are your weights for the squats?
CLAIRE:(to PAULA) Oh, I'll tell you outside.
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
Monday, 12 February 2007
Activity 1.20 - Bernice
Describe 3 locations
1. A park. Wooden bench in bad repair, an overflowing litter bin. Sounds of birdsong and wind in the trees. Dappled lighting, indicating sunshine through trees.
2. An office. A partition with two office chairs, one sticking out of either side. Telephones ringing quietly, tapping of keyboards and noises from printers and photocopiers. Bright lighting.
3. A gym. Treadmills, weights bench, floor mats. Loud dance music. Bright fluorescent lighting.
1. A park. Wooden bench in bad repair, an overflowing litter bin. Sounds of birdsong and wind in the trees. Dappled lighting, indicating sunshine through trees.
2. An office. A partition with two office chairs, one sticking out of either side. Telephones ringing quietly, tapping of keyboards and noises from printers and photocopiers. Bright lighting.
3. A gym. Treadmills, weights bench, floor mats. Loud dance music. Bright fluorescent lighting.
Sunday, 11 February 2007
Activity 1.2
Write a list of 3 public locations you are familiar with. Then write a short description to establish the atmosphere of each of your locations.
A dark draughty tube platform late at night – silent except for the rats scuttling on the track
A local supermarket in the early evening alive with a flurry of convenience food shoppers
A quiet restaurant intimate with couples
A dark draughty tube platform late at night – silent except for the rats scuttling on the track
A local supermarket in the early evening alive with a flurry of convenience food shoppers
A quiet restaurant intimate with couples
Activity 1.2
Write a list of 3 public locations you are familiar with. Then write a short description to establish the atmosphere of each of your locations.
A dark draughty tube platform late at night – silent except for the rats scuttling on the track
A local supermarket in the early evening alive with a flurry of convenience food shoppers
A quiet restaurant intimate with couples
A dark draughty tube platform late at night – silent except for the rats scuttling on the track
A local supermarket in the early evening alive with a flurry of convenience food shoppers
A quiet restaurant intimate with couples
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