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Year 12 - Drama - Solos Prescribed Structures 2021

Character

Character: Ida B. Wells

Past policies for equality have not worked and we need to create a new vision for the future.

Above sourced from:  https://www.biography.com/activist/ida-b-wells

Stimulus:  The life and times of Ida B Wells

Character:  Ida B. Wells

Performance focus

Create a solo performance based on the person Ida B Wells. In 2021, a passionate Ida appears before the vice-president of the United States of America (USA) after a particularly bad day at the White House. Ida states emphatically that past policies for equality have not worked and she encourages the vice-president to create a new vision for the future. Ida does this by:

  • recreating moments from her career that demonstrate the inequality and racism she has seen and/or experienced
  • showing key moments in the fight for equality in the history of the USA from 1931 to the present day
  • creating a parallel to one or more real people who have campaigned for social and/or political change.

Performance style Eclectic 

Eclectic theatre draws on a range of performance styles to devise performances that go beyond the reality of life as it is lived. It juxtaposes a number of performance styles to make dramatic statements and theatre that is innovative, transformational and creative. Eclectic theatre is devised with a specific purpose and intention for the audience. Eclectic theatre draws on drama traditions and practice including:

  • ritual and storytelling
  • contemporary drama practice and performance styles
  • the work of drama practitioners and associated performance styles
  • a combination of any of the above.​

Convention & Dramatic Element:  As selected by the student from the list (linked here).  Write your selected convention and dramatic element on your Statement of Intention.

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