Character: The Stage Parent
"The pushy Stage Parent insists that their child continue the audition in front of an audience of stunned diners."
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Stimulus: The film Gypsy, directed by Emile Ardolino
Character: The Stage Parent
Performance focus:
Create a solo performance based on the character of the Stage Parent. At a local restaurant the Stage Parent bumps into the director from their child’s most recent failed audition. Chastising the director for cutting short the audition, the pushy Stage Parent insists that their child continue the audition in front of an audience of stunned diners. Refusing to take no for an answer, the Stage Parent attempts to ‘prove’ that, unlike themselves, their child is destined for fame. The Stage Parent does this by:
Performance Style: Eclectic with aspects of musical theatre
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:
Musical theatre exemplified by:
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.
Mr Boon's Notes