God of Carnage Essay
The God of Carnage
Grade 11 – Drama TQA3
DRA3
Luca Ercole
From viewing The God of Carnage select one weak and one strong actor, and discuss what you have learnt about the craft of acting
Word Count: 1,166 Words
Three River Theatre’s neoteric production of The God of Carnage, directed by Michael Edgar and Cathy Lawrence was performed at the Earl Arts Centre. The play told a comedic tale of a dispute between two couples over an incident involving their children. The Vallon’s invited the Reille’s over to discuss the alleged assault their son committed because he was not permitted to join The Vallon’s son’s gang. Travis Hennessy’s character, Alain exhibited an extensive range of acting skills, however, Georgie Todman’s character demonstrated a weaker array of skills. During the play, Hennessy and Todman taught the essence of the craft of acting and the impact of voice and characterisation on a performance.
An element of the craft of acting that is an important aspect when performing is voice. Voice can set the mood and tone of for an actor through dialogue and can enhance their overall performance. This was evident in Travis Hennessy’s (Alain) performance. He had a controlled and a well-established vocal control, especially in the area of projection. Projection is vital to ensuring that a play is heard and understood, without projection a play becomes arduous to hear and the audience become disgruntled. Regardless of whether he was engaged in a quiet phone conversation or yelling at other characters with vexation, Hennessy spoke with clarity and consistently projected his voice to the back row of the audience. When using his inside voice, Hennessy still projected it competently. However, Georgie Todman’s (Annette) projection was muted by her posture on the stage. On several occasions in the beginning of the play, Todman was staring at the ground when speaking. As her character was not naturally loud, her words were
Grade 11 – Drama TQA3
DRA3
Luca Ercole
From viewing The God of Carnage select one weak and one strong actor, and discuss what you have learnt about the craft of acting
Word Count: 1,166 Words
Three River Theatre’s neoteric production of The God of Carnage, directed by Michael Edgar and Cathy Lawrence was performed at the Earl Arts Centre. The play told a comedic tale of a dispute between two couples over an incident involving their children. The Vallon’s invited the Reille’s over to discuss the alleged assault their son committed because he was not permitted to join The Vallon’s son’s gang. Travis Hennessy’s character, Alain exhibited an extensive range of acting skills, however, Georgie Todman’s character demonstrated a weaker array of skills. During the play, Hennessy and Todman taught the essence of the craft of acting and the impact of voice and characterisation on a performance.
An element of the craft of acting that is an important aspect when performing is voice. Voice can set the mood and tone of for an actor through dialogue and can enhance their overall performance. This was evident in Travis Hennessy’s (Alain) performance. He had a controlled and a well-established vocal control, especially in the area of projection. Projection is vital to ensuring that a play is heard and understood, without projection a play becomes arduous to hear and the audience become disgruntled. Regardless of whether he was engaged in a quiet phone conversation or yelling at other characters with vexation, Hennessy spoke with clarity and consistently projected his voice to the back row of the audience. When using his inside voice, Hennessy still projected it competently. However, Georgie Todman’s (Annette) projection was muted by her posture on the stage. On several occasions in the beginning of the play, Todman was staring at the ground when speaking. As her character was not naturally loud, her words were