7 Stages Of Grieving
Dramatic form in the seven stages of grieving
Monodrama- this is the term used to refer to a one women show. In SSOG there is only ever one actor on stage. She performs a number of monologues and transforms into or role plays variety of other role/characters as she recalls them from memory. It is unique, like the culture it represents- stressing the importance of family and where you are from and challenges our ‘western ‘concept of a plays format. It draws together tradition and contemporary art.
Transformational acting- the play provides wide range of material that is rich with opportunities for improvisation and devised theatre. The actor plays many characters, transforming before the audience. This allows her to bring to the stage not only her story but the story of her family and her people. Transformation of actor supports her presentation as the everywoman symbolically and theatrically, it engages us imaginatively and takes us into the stories told
Dramatic structure in SSOG
Episodic- SSOG has 24 short scenes, each with its own complication. This type of structure is referred to as episodic and it greatly affects the shape and rhythm of the play (it doesn’t drive straight to a climax then have a resolution as in realism). This episodic structure of the play influences the use of time, place, rhythm and character. It enables:
Time to jump between past, present and future
Place to shift and change without changing set
Rhythm can rise and fall freely without losing underlying tension
Character a large variety of characters can be used, each episode can involve new characters without needing to introduce them thoroughly.
2. Sobbing-a women sobbing
3. Purification-a women seeking purification
4. Nana story-grandchild
5. Photograph story-
6. Story of a father- women dealing with yet to come father death
7. Front and centre-kind stranger
8. Family gallery
9. Black skin girl
10. Invasion poem-
11. 1788-
12. Murri gets a dress-
13. Aunt Grace-
14. Mugshot-
15.
Monodrama- this is the term used to refer to a one women show. In SSOG there is only ever one actor on stage. She performs a number of monologues and transforms into or role plays variety of other role/characters as she recalls them from memory. It is unique, like the culture it represents- stressing the importance of family and where you are from and challenges our ‘western ‘concept of a plays format. It draws together tradition and contemporary art.
Transformational acting- the play provides wide range of material that is rich with opportunities for improvisation and devised theatre. The actor plays many characters, transforming before the audience. This allows her to bring to the stage not only her story but the story of her family and her people. Transformation of actor supports her presentation as the everywoman symbolically and theatrically, it engages us imaginatively and takes us into the stories told
Dramatic structure in SSOG
Episodic- SSOG has 24 short scenes, each with its own complication. This type of structure is referred to as episodic and it greatly affects the shape and rhythm of the play (it doesn’t drive straight to a climax then have a resolution as in realism). This episodic structure of the play influences the use of time, place, rhythm and character. It enables:
Time to jump between past, present and future
Place to shift and change without changing set
Rhythm can rise and fall freely without losing underlying tension
Character a large variety of characters can be used, each episode can involve new characters without needing to introduce them thoroughly.
2. Sobbing-a women sobbing
3. Purification-a women seeking purification
4. Nana story-grandchild
5. Photograph story-
6. Story of a father- women dealing with yet to come father death
7. Front and centre-kind stranger
8. Family gallery
9. Black skin girl
10. Invasion poem-
11. 1788-
12. Murri gets a dress-
13. Aunt Grace-
14. Mugshot-
15.