Question Two: Please discuss the vocal techniques you selected to create your character.
The vocal techniques I selected to create my character are tone and pace. I used tone to suggest that my character was very stuck up and not nice at all. There are moments in the play where Cinderella and Minerva have a raw moment, this is a moment where I had to transition my tone from this very stuck up and mean character to a small amount of kindness and sympathy. I also used pace, I had to use then in part of the show when Minerva started to ramble or when she was in an argument with her sister, Cinderella, or her stepmother. This is really shown in scene 7 after the ball.
Question Five: Discuss how you used the elements of drama (mood, relationships, dramatic tension, time, and space) to create dramatic meaning in your performance.
I used the element of drama relationship to create meaning in my performance. There are three main relationships that Minerva has, these are with her sister, mother, and Cinderella. Minerva and Calliope have a “love, hate” relationship. During the play, the only time they are nice to each other is when they are ordering Cinderella around or when they are being mean to her. Other than those moments Minerva and Calliope are always fighting and arguing with each other. Minerva’s relationship with her mother is only a one-way relationship. Minerva is always trying to impress her mother and show her love, but her mother is always pushing her aside to get what she wants. The last relationship that she has is with Cinderella, throughout the play she starts to actually like Cinderella, even if she is hiding it just to impress her sister and mother.
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