Today, in lab you may work with a partner, provided both of you participate in the following exercise:
In your journal create a series of characters (some of whom will be used in future assignments).
Rules:
1. Take turns coming up with a character concept. Listen to each other to help create plausible character ideas. Do not place your character in any specific setting.
2. Answer these questions:
a. Who is in that space?
b. what is the character's gender?
c. what is the character's first name?
d. How old is this character?
e. How does this character move? (easily, hesitantly, gracefully, defiantly? etc.)
f. Jot down what the audience can see or hear when this character first appears on stage. (for example, as a writer we may know that Lucy is two-timing Shayla, but at first look, the audience will not know this information - what about her appearance might suggest her to be the type that might cheat?)
g. Jot down specific information that would interest a director, designer, or an actor. (what body type is the character, what culture, what size, what specific details would be important to know in order to cast someone like this?)
Make notes for at least 10 characters. Don't relate the characters to each other. Include different types and ages of characters, too.
Examples:
A. Alexandra: 17, jeans, sandals, wears a man's xl sweater with a hood, attractive, no make-up, moves with purpose and energy.
B. Marla: 38, wrinkled-unkempt clothes, afro. Wears a lot of bling and has a nose-piercing. She moves gracefully, sure of herself and her environment. She pops her gum and always speaks in a loud voice.
C. Burt: 70, thin and dark. He wears a three-piece business suit and clown shoes. He moves unsteadily about with the help of a metal walker. He is often smiling or laughing.
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