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Past Solo performances...

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media type="custom" key="6367979" **Christian - Achilles** **PRESCRIBED STRUCTURE 2** **Character:** Achilles • re-creates one or more signifi cant moments from his life before he became involved in the Trojan War • re-creates an example of the gods’ involvement in his adventures • demonstrates how he as the ‘ideal’ man is superior to Renaissance Man, and to the ‘ideal’ man of the 21st century.
 * Stimulus:** The legend of Achilles **Performance focus** Create a solo performance based on the character of Achilles. At an audition for Ancient Greece’s ‘Next Top Model’, the seemingly invulnerable Achilles attempts to convince the audition panel of his worth to be a contestant on the show. To do this Achilles
 * P****erformance style:** Non-naturalistic with aspects of Greek Theatre
 * Theatrical conventions**: Exaggerated movement, fatal fl aw
 * Dramatic elements:** Language, sound Reference material [] [] []


 * Paige - Little Edie**media type="custom" key="6367999"

Character**: Little Edie re-creating a montage of dramatic images from her life prior to 1952 • re-creating an example from her hermit-like life that demonstrates the intense relationship between mother and daughter • creating one or more parallels between herself and a central female character in a Tennessee Williams' plays**Performance Style:** Non-naturalistic with aspects of Cabaret**Theatrical conventions:** Pathos, fatal flaw
 * PRESCRIBED STRUCTURE 8
 * Stimulus:** The life and times of Edith Bouvier Beale
 * Performance focus:**Create a solo performance based on the person Little Edie (Edith Bouvier Beale).While trying to convince an inspector from the Suffolk County Health Department not to condemn Grey Gardens,Little Edie justi fies the validity of her lifestyle choices by


 * Dramatic elements:** Con flict, mood

[] [] The documentary film // Grey Gardens //, 1975, directed by David and Albert Maysles [PG]
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