"Terrible Tragedy Takes Two"

LEVEL 2 - Statement of context

Create a single frozen image that could be photographed and put on the front cover of the Newspaper to ‘sum up’ what your performance is about.  Add a newspaper headline to match it.  Make it as outrageous as some of the Newspaper headlines you have seen in the tabloids.  Write this as the heading for your statement of context.

Write a paragraph that explains why your newspaper heading is an appropriate reading of your performance.

Using the understanding you have developed through the preparation process answer the following questions beneath the paragraph about the newspaper heading.

·        Explain who your character is; your name, age, what he/she wants and what he/she is doing to get what she wants

·        Explain the relationships she has with the other characters in the scene

·        Outline any problems your character has

·        Explain how your performance ends

·        Does your character get what he/she wants?

·        How does the situation end for them?

·        Explain what you want your audience to understand about your character and their experience within the scene.