26/4/15 - Context

Apologies again for the late posting, I have been held up for many reasons but I shall be catching up as fast as possible.

On Thursday 26th March, the cast and I explored the scene between Antigone and Creon. We chose partners (I went with Lloyd) and we were given either one of two scripts. They were two interpretations of the original script, and we had to act them out with improvisation. We were given script '2'.

Version '2'

I really enjoyed the style of writing in this version because it was quite wordy and I think that really works with the whole concept of 'Antigone'. The play is an intelligent, political piece and long, detailed dialogue helps show that.
This scene as very different compared to the other script that was used in the lesson. As this script used formal language, the other did not, it seemed to be a more modern interpretation. With simpler words and smaller passages of speech, I much preferred my script because I feel the other took away the true meaning of 'Antigone' slightly.
The language was very diverse between the two scripts. The language actually changed the character's personalities. My script showed Creon as the bad guy, he seemed more horrible to Antigone while she was only trying to state her opinion. The other script, however, showed Antigone as the one in the wrong, and Creon as the one who was telling her she did wrong, but gently. Two very different interpretations. 

We were then put into groups (Amaia, Lloyd, Tim, Daniela and me) and we created our own version of Antigone, focusing on setting it in a specific context. We especially had to focus on the language that we used.

Rehearsing 

Our group created our own scene of Creon finding out that Antigone had buried Polynieces, and confronting her.
The setting we used was a 'Downton Abbey' vibe, so it was set in a mansion, with everyone being posh and speaking articulate. 
The characters we developed were Creon, Antigone and Ismene. As I'm playing Ismene in the final piece, I'm glad we worked on her character as I managed to get a taste of how us as a cast, interpreted her.
The language we used was stereotypical 'posh', and we made sure to articulate each and every word.

We performed our finished scenes to each other and took down some quick notes, here are mine:

Jed's group

• School life
• Smooth
• Speaking in sync, well rehearsed chorus
• Gossiping/ranks of status different but worked

Benji's group

• Social media
• Humour
• Well thought out
• Related to real life

Sherene's group

• Slang
• Very different but tells story
• Swear words showed the anger

Poppy's group

• Big Brother concept
• Very clear what is going on

Roseby's group

• Mafia
• Serious, more business-like

Harmony's group

• Very aggressive

Alabama's group

• Pub setting
• Antigone is reckless
• Used the form of losing a job, instead of death
• Relatable context