We were given the play Mrs Warrens Profession. For our choice of scene we chose scene four, the last act because the scene contains the right amount of characters for our group of four. Also the ending scene is the climax of the entire play and

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Nikki Moat                Drama

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For our set text we were given the play Mrs Warrens Profession. For our choice of scene we chose scene four, the last act because the scene contains the right amount of characters for our group of four. Also the ending scene is the climax of the entire play and is full of action, we felt that the last scene was complete with comedy and romance, tension and emotion and our group felt that this scene would hold the audiences attention well.

In staging the set text scene we needed to show the office environment, so we used two tables and a few chairs as in the stage instructions, and we used props such as books and papers, and a pen in an ink holder to show the time that the play was set. We were only allowed five lighting changes in total, so our group decided to keep the lighting the same to allow for more in our devised scene. The warm, yellow light suited the topics being discussed at the beginning of the scene, going to Italy and  beauty and romance, but if we had unlimited changes I would have had the lighting slowly change to a harsher less yellow light when I entered, to show trouble and set the mood, and then again when Frank and Praed left to increase the tension.

When we first read through the set text, we played around with different elements of the characters, emphasizing areas and changing voices and tones of voice, and exaggerating characters to then point of humour. This was in order to explore my character fully and find out as much as I could about my interpretation of how Mrs Warren thought and acted. From this and exploring the text thoroughly I found that my character, Mrs Warren was a strong character and firm in her beliefs and her ways. I needed to show this, even though in the scene that we chose she is quite hysterical, very upset and finds it hard to stay calm. I showed this in my body language, giving my character a strong purposeful walk and a clear high opinion of herself. I knew I had to show a bold character that lead a slightly risqué lifestyle, especially as she claims that she cannot disguise it

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“Imagine me in a cathedral town, why, the very rooks in the trees would find me out even if I could stand the dullness of it” I showed this in my swagger in my walk and my costume, wearing dark red lipstick, and a long black skirt underneath a long black velvet coat with an outrageous red streaked fur neck trim.

When I first acted through the scene I found it difficult to react to the things that were happening because we had not yet learnt our lines, and I could not build the tension and atmosphere with my ...

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