Drama Rupnezel

The major dramatic question that was presented in the play was extending the comical, comedy elements and performance techniques to adapt the tail to an allotted audience. The plot was based around Rapunzel, a woman who was thought to be kidnapped by an evil wicked witch and locked away in a far far away place where nobody could see or talk to her. A prince was on a quest to free Rapunzel from the wicked witch and take her hand in marriage and live happily ever after. A scene that would depict the main issue would be when Rapunzel’s parents agreed to give the witch their daughter and the witch promised them that she will have a good life. However, this was not true and Rapunzel was locked up in a tower in the woods where she could not do anything besides practice her singing and talk to the wicked witch.
The role which I took in the play Rapunzel Uncut was an actor. I played the mother of Rapunzel. Whilst playing the role of the mother I had to develop a voice that sounded like a woman. After a few rehearsals I started to develop a high raspy woman voice which made my character sound really funny and humorous. Learning the lines for the mother role was quite easy, having been involved in “The Small Poppies” play last semester helped me boost my memory skills which made the task of learning my lines for Rapunzel Uncut be able to be completed in a small amount of time. As an actor many tasks had to be fulfilled apart from learning my lines; I had to be aware of the space on stage, be cautious of my blocking and get used to using the props. Through the task of playing a woman in the play, I learnt to develop some traits that were specific for my character. For example, walking, talking and body language. This really enhanced my character to a great extent. Having the majority of people in my class as friends made it much easier to work together and organize things. What made this play better was the constant help of others in the class which resulted in the