MY OWN CONCEPT

FOR LYSISTRATA

By Loredana

Ideas Freedom of speech (Based on Malala

story) Popularity in high schools ( based on

mean girls) Rich vs. poor Bullies vs. people getting bullied

Popularity In

High Schools

Influenced by the

mean girls

movies

Popularity Pyramid

Mean Girls Pyramid

Bratz movie Pyramid

Research Popularity, to some, is the glittering, sought-after prize of

high school. To some, it draws the line between accepted and rejected. It is the entrance ticket into the best parties and the quality needed to win a date with that hot guy in math class. To some, it is everything

   “The popular kids are the athletes who have lots of people go to their games, the jocks are popular.”

Researchers recently claimed that 'cool kids' are just as likely to get bullied as unpopular children

They also found becoming more popular both increases the risk of getting bullied, and worsens the negative consequences of being victimised

Being unpopular can also get you bullied for not being like them

Research into

Different

staging

Proscenium stage A proscenium theatre is what we usually think of as a "theatre".  Its

primary feature is the Proscenium, a "picture frame" placed around the front of the playing area of an end stage. The frame is the Proscenium; the wings are spaces on either side, extending off-stage. Scenery can surround the acting area on all sides except side towards audience, who watch the play through picture frame opening. "Backstage" is any space around the acting area which is out of sight of the audience.

A stage where the audience sits on one side only is called a proscenium stage (you might know this as end-on staging). The audience faces one side of the stage directly, and normally sits at a lower height.

Also known as End-ON

In-the-round stage

An in-the-round stage is positioned at the centre of the audience – i.e. there is audience around the whole stage. This type of stage creates quite an intimate atmosphere, and is good for drama that needs audience involvement.

Traverse stage

Traverse stage= A stage where the audience sits on two sides is called a traverse stage. Again, this type of stage is good for creating an intimate atmosphere.

Thrust stage

A thrust theatre stage is known by its arrangement which consists of being surrounded by audience on three sides. The Fourth side serves as the background.Often the playing area is of square or rectangular shape, usually raised and surrounded by raked seating.

Characters

Lysistrata Head/Captain of Geeks

Chorus Cheerleaders and jocks vs. geeks and

nerds Leaders The plastics Head/Captain of computer club

Cheerleaders and jocks supporting the Plastics

Geeks and Nerds supporting unpopular kids

Who is playing who:

Lysistrata-(Daniel) Calonice-(Zac) Myrrhine-(Ryan) Lampito(Myself) Cinesias(Rochade) Magistrate -(Paris) Chorus of old men- (Paris, Rochade and Myself)

Chorus of women- (Zac, Ryan and Daniel)

Costume

Ideas with what

to with-hold

Ideas of what they can with-hold

Technology

Some who is going out with someone who is not popular could with-hold sex until there is no popular kids and they are all equal.

Sex

Doing workTaking apart of the school

As the popular kids never do there work and always want good grades they always ask the nerds to do it. If they refuse they wont get any work and will have to do it them self's.

Popular kid always try to take new spaces in the school which can course arguments with people who do sit there so with-holding seats for people no one can sit there

Geeks could take away technology so no one could use it

Technology

Set Design - Ict suite/Drama studio

Computer

Computer Computer

Projecter

Tables

All the nerds are at the computer trying to disable all technologies

Cheerleaders and jocks are just sitting talking and laughing/waitting for their work

Summary:

Popular kids could be sitting at the tables laughing and joking around while the geeks and nerds who are considered to be the hackers of the school are at the computers. Sound:

Sounds of typing on the computers

Kids laughing and chattingLighting:If in the ict suite (the lights are limited) normal lighting and blackouts would be used.

Props:Laptops/computersTables

Staging:Thrush stage

Sex

Set design-Hall (canteen Area)

Seating plan

STAGDE / DJ

Summary:

Could be set on prom night and the popular kid bully the nerds and Greeks and one of the prom dates who is not popular doesn’t like what is happen and takes a stand

Sound:

Music for a prom

Lighting:Spot lightsBlue GelRed Gel

Props:TablesLaptop (to make it look like the dj area)

Staging:In the round-stage

Doing work

Set design- A Classroom/Drama Studio

Geeks and

nerds

Cheerleaders

and Jocks

Front of the class is where the geeks and nerds sit and popular kids sit at the back because they can mess around

Sound:

School bell ringing

Noise from the corridors

Summery:Unpopular kids are getting fed up of doing other peoples work ( popular kids) as they promised to not bully them if they did but they still get bullied even if they do their work so the unpopular kids take a stand

Lighting:Normal lightingBlackouts

Props:Whiteboard

Staging:Proscenium stage

Taking part

of the school

Set Design - Playground

Cheerleaders and jocks

All the grass area and half of the playground

Nerds and geeks

Asian nerds

Cool Asians

Girls who eat there feeling

Girls who don’t eat

Sexually active band geeks

Burn outs

Desprest wanabes

Preps

Summery:

As the popular kids thing they rule the school they think they can sit anywhere they want. Sound:

Lots of talking between people

Lots of noise as its outside.

Lighting:Natural lighting as we would be outside

Props:Chairs/benches

Staging: Traverse stage

My 3

Wokshops

1.Trusting activities

Outline of activity: Trust Circle -One student stands in the centre of the circle and

stands firm. The other students provide support by putting two hands on this centre student. When the centre student is ready and has eyes closed and body rigid like a plank of wood, that student gently leans backwards and is then passed around and across the circle.

Mousetrap- Objects and traps are scattered in a room. In pairs, one person verbally guides his/her partner, a blindfolded person, through the traps to get to the objects needed.

Why are you using this technique What will the impact will be on the

understanding/development of the actors in the role/staging the given extract?

2.Characterisation

Outline of activity: characterisation of a cheerleader, jock, and nerd

Why are you using this technique What will the impact will be on the

understanding/development of the actors in the role/staging the given extract?

3. Voice

Outline of activity: Master Master, Who Am I-Choose one participant to be

Master and to be blindfolded. Tell the Master they are to listen carefully and try to identify the owner of the mysterious voice.

Choose another member to say the words "Master, Master, Who am I?" in a different voice. The blindfolded Master has to guess who is speaking.

Why are you using this technique What will the impact will be on the

understanding/development of the actors in the role/staging the given extract?

Rehearsal

planMy Aim is to explore and

develop characterisation in

cross gender roles.

Dates Week How many lessons that week

How many times we will Rehearsal In that week

What we will be doing in them rehearsals

2nd -6th Mar (Week2)

2 4 lessons 3 lessons- 3 after school

Intro into the play and ideas into my concept (Focus on characterisation)

9Th-13th Mar 1 6 lessons 4 lesson- 2 after schools

Developing (focusing on voice)

16th-20th Mar 2 4 lessons 3 lessons- 3 after school

Scene 1 (Each lesson create something new for scene 1)

23rd -27th Mar 1 6 lessons 4 lesson- 2 after schools

Developing

30th Mar-3rd Apr 2 4 lessons 3 lessons- 3 after school

Scene 2

6th -9th Apr 1 6 lessons 4 lesson- 2 after schools

Developing

13th-17th Apr 2 4 lessons 3 lessons- 3 after school

Scene 3

20th -24th Apr 1 6 lessons 4 lesson- 2 after schools

Developing/Polishing scene

27th -1st May 2 4 lessons 3 lessons- 3 after school

Scene 4

4th -8th may 1 6 lessons 4 lesson- 2 after schools

Developing /Run though of what we have

11th -15th May 2 4 lessons 3 lessons- 3 after school

Scene 5

18th -22nd May 1 6 lessons 4 lesson- 2 after schools

Developing/Polishing scenes

25th -29th May 2 4 lessons 3 lessons- 3 after school

Scene 6/Polishing any other scenes

1st -5th Jun 1 6 lessons 4 lesson- 2 after schools

Run though of what we have a

DatePeriod

2nd March What will be done in that period / Time

4th March What will be done in that period / Time

5th March What will be done in that period / Time

P1

P2

Brake

P3 Lesson Look into my Concept moreCharacterisation work shop

P4 Lesson Start to develop the beginning of the piece (intro)

Lesson- Develop what we have/Voice activity

Lunch

P5 Lesson Develop/create a new scene

After School

Example of a week…