Adaption update

In the past few weeks, my class has been working on performing adaptions of "My Love, My Love." I am working with Adler and Jack on our modern adaption of the book, where I play Deseré. Our goal for our adaption is to show the sexist message of the book. We have been doing a lot of work on our adaption and it is coming along quite nicely.
The blocking of our adaption is quite good, because it reflects the power dynamics between the male and female characters quite well. An example of this is how I never am in the sender of the stage, as I am the only female character. It also draws focus to the important events, as it is quite simple and mostly is quite stationary. I also think that we have good chemistry, as it looks believable that we have the complex relationships between the characters in the adaption.  I also am doing quite well with the memorization of the blocking and my lines, which lets us have more freedom acting it out. I am also doing a good job leading my group, as I help Adler and Jack learn their lines. I also wrote the majority of the script and give most of the blocking.
I also noticed that we could improve on certain aspects in our performance. After seeing the differences in projection in the other actors performances, I realized that I need to be able to project a little more, while still giving the impression that I am more timid that the other characters in my scene. I also saw that pacing was quite important after watching one of the other groups go too fast, so I have to work on slowing down when I talk. I also noticed how important it is for certain characters to have definable characteristics, but in my case, I need to have my character, Deseré, have very few defining characteristics compares to the other characters.
I think we are also don't a very good job at making it show that the book is very sexist and promotes women to change themselves for men, as it shows that it is the only way to move up in society. The casting is very reflective of this , as a girl plays Deseré, a character that has very little influence in the story. This is very different from the more dominate characters, who are played by the boys. The staging is one of the best ways that this is shown. I do not go into center stage at all during the adaption, while the other characters are in center stage. I also speak quieter than the other characters. It also is significantly shown in the script. Deseré is repeatedly controlled by the other characters in the adaption. She also is shown to give up many different things for the benefit of the characters portrayed by the boys. The other characters also often diminish Deseré and her desires.
Over the past few weeks, my group has made a lot of progress on our adaption of "My Love, My Love." We have been working very hard on our scenes. The blocking, script, and performances have evolved over our many practiced during class and has turned into something amazing. With more time, our performance will only get better and better. I can not wait to share that progress with you.
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Maddy L

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