Scenes proposal
The piece I will play is the end of the scene 7. This part includes Tom's memory about after Jim left and Amanda picked on Tom that he didn't fully research Jim, Tom and Amanda's final argument, Tom left the family, and Tom's monologue in reality.
I would like to focus on the essential of the play: the regret Tom holds to the family. The element of the play that guides me to read through the whole play is that Tom is an unreliable character, meaning he can change his appearance and attitude; or the family situation in his memory despite the truth. For instance, he can worsen his family's condition or makes himself a better person to build or create a better atmosphere as what is shown to the audience. In his own words to discribe this atmosphere of sadness: " A piece of music." The truth that underling the memory attracts me through out the whole play. Finding the turth will also contribute to a better understanding of Tom's regrets on the family. Thus this scene interests me by its contents. The scene is the moment that Amanda and Laura wake up from dreaming and Tom starts to sink into his illusion. It is also the peak of the conflict which is the direct reason that leads Tom left the family. Since it is the moment that Tom should be mostly regret of, the scene becomes crucial to discover either Tom's emotion in real time life and the truth of the memory, as Tom is an unreliable narrator.
Another thing I what to discuss is the photograph of the father of the family. Firstly the father's image is unlikely to present in reality, it must be a theatrical element that only exist in the memory served for many usages. For examples, delivering the context, emphasizing the misery, character sympathy, and contractions. In this scene I think I will bring the element in by showing Tom's sudden sympathy of his father, where they are put on a similar situation.
There is a difficult dicision to make as an actor, that is, if I should play the memory real? Further exploring, should I act regretful towards Laura in the memory, or should I just focus on the argument between Tom and Amanda? Firstly, It is unlikely that in reality Tom is regretful to Laura at the moment. Similar to the last "going to the movies" argument with Amanda, this argument starts fast and getting out of control fast. Tom would have no time caring too much on Laura. And based on my real life's assumption, Tom will not pay much attention to a disable sibling because she would not make too much appearance on Tom's life, she doesn't talk much plus Tom goes back home late. However, Tom does want to show his regret to Laura as he is displaying his memory.
Now it shows the conflict of the implication of director's purpose and my approach to the show. Director, as knowing his story, probably wants to show more regret to the audience, forcing on the emotion. I myself, want the audience to see the two layers of the play, constantly making the audience aware of the reality, thus to reach a different understanding of Tom's regret to the family, and the reason of regretting.
I would like to focus on the essential of the play: the regret Tom holds to the family. The element of the play that guides me to read through the whole play is that Tom is an unreliable character, meaning he can change his appearance and attitude; or the family situation in his memory despite the truth. For instance, he can worsen his family's condition or makes himself a better person to build or create a better atmosphere as what is shown to the audience. In his own words to discribe this atmosphere of sadness: " A piece of music." The truth that underling the memory attracts me through out the whole play. Finding the turth will also contribute to a better understanding of Tom's regrets on the family. Thus this scene interests me by its contents. The scene is the moment that Amanda and Laura wake up from dreaming and Tom starts to sink into his illusion. It is also the peak of the conflict which is the direct reason that leads Tom left the family. Since it is the moment that Tom should be mostly regret of, the scene becomes crucial to discover either Tom's emotion in real time life and the truth of the memory, as Tom is an unreliable narrator.
Another thing I what to discuss is the photograph of the father of the family. Firstly the father's image is unlikely to present in reality, it must be a theatrical element that only exist in the memory served for many usages. For examples, delivering the context, emphasizing the misery, character sympathy, and contractions. In this scene I think I will bring the element in by showing Tom's sudden sympathy of his father, where they are put on a similar situation.
There is a difficult dicision to make as an actor, that is, if I should play the memory real? Further exploring, should I act regretful towards Laura in the memory, or should I just focus on the argument between Tom and Amanda? Firstly, It is unlikely that in reality Tom is regretful to Laura at the moment. Similar to the last "going to the movies" argument with Amanda, this argument starts fast and getting out of control fast. Tom would have no time caring too much on Laura. And based on my real life's assumption, Tom will not pay much attention to a disable sibling because she would not make too much appearance on Tom's life, she doesn't talk much plus Tom goes back home late. However, Tom does want to show his regret to Laura as he is displaying his memory.
Now it shows the conflict of the implication of director's purpose and my approach to the show. Director, as knowing his story, probably wants to show more regret to the audience, forcing on the emotion. I myself, want the audience to see the two layers of the play, constantly making the audience aware of the reality, thus to reach a different understanding of Tom's regret to the family, and the reason of regretting.
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