Monday 20 November: We're getting closer and closer!
Today we went over the script! But before we get to that, we did our warm-up's as usual. This time we started with a new warm-up, though it was similar to the other warmups we've done before. This time it was a different tune and an "ooo" sound. This kind of stuff helped us later on when we were actually singing... Anyway, now I know about 3 or 4 new warmups to use in the future.Before we knew it, we were up and dancing/warming up to "Can't Stop The Feeling." Listen to it here! After doing normal warm-ups to that, during the chorus, we do a grapevine-like-step, clap, then do a little jump step thing. After doing that through the entire song, we go back to doing Hakuna Matata (as seen in my last post that can be seen here)
Starting something new, we move onto reading through our scripts. Having no role of my own, I listening silently, throwing in a few jokes here in there, considering most of the main characters are my closest friends.
Next, we moved to starting our blog posts (haha, I'm actually just writing this at home.) While I sat staring at the blogger "New Post" screen, Mrs Clark was playing around with the costume items right in front of me, distracting me even more than writer's block.
Anyway, I've been thinking about what animal I'd would like to be as apart of the ensemble. I would like to try and portray a... *drumroll* CHEETAH. I'm not completely sure as to why but I feel like it might have to do with the fact I love cats...
*What is your animal?* The Cheetah!
*What does your animal look like?* cheetahs are known for their iconic black spots and tawny brown coat. One of the most differentiating features of the cheetah is its two black stripes which look like tear-lines, which stretch from the corners of the eyes to the corners of the mouth.
*How does your animal move?* Obviously, cheetahs move quite fast but when they're moving as slow as a walk, they move quite elegantly, a strut almost.
*What are the personality traits of your character?* Considering Cheetah's are quite solitary, sneaky and protective creatures, I think I would like to portray an awkward-ish character.
I would love to challenge myself with the makeup portion of my costume, as a makeup lover myself.
I would love to try something like this ^
I look forward to maybe doing a bit more singing and making this whole show come to life!
P.S sorry for the shorter post today, like I said earlier, writer's block has been haunting me for a few days
Talofa Sam, Great to read another insightful post about your musical theater journey. I love the photo of Mrs Clark in her costume, no wonder you were struggling to write. She must have been a very amusing distraction. I love your character idea and the thought you have put into how you will move and look to portray it. Have you thought of a name for her?
ReplyDeleteKia Ora, Miss. At the time, no I didn't have a name for her, but now I do! I thought I would have a name that would start with "Ch" (like cheetah) so I went with Charity. :)
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