Thursday 25th September 2014 - Speed Runs And Character Profile

Thursday 25th September 2014

Speed runs

We did speed runs in groups, this is so we could learn the basics of the story and understand the key points of the play.

Our speed run worked because we listened to each others ideas therefore we were able to synchronise with each other. For example when we were singing "My name is Tallulah" we were all in time and everyone in our group knew what parts were coming next throughout the performance and rehearsal. To the audience it would look as though we were practised and knew what we were doing at all times. This is because in the rehearsal time we made sure that we went through the whole speed runs many times.

Our speed run wasn't very detailed, if we had more time we could have included more scenes from the show. This would have improved it because it would have allowed us to gain a better understanding of everything that happens in the show.

Character profile - Blousy

Blousy is quite a shy character, but once she gets to know someone better she becomes more easy going and lighter. In some parts of the show she can be rude and angry but for the majority of the nice she is a nice character.

Childhood

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I imagine that Blousy would have had a good childhood,by this i mean that i think that her family would have had a privileged upbringing. I think this because she always wears clothes that were quite fashionable in the 1920s, this means that she would have been able to afford clothes that were good quality.

I also think that she had a good relationship with her parents, this is because although she is a shy person she is generally a happy person. However sometimes she can be angry, she isnt like the gang members that result to crime as they had a poor upbringing and wanted to be rich unlike their families.

However when she movies to New York she doesnt have a lot of money and is in desperate need of a job.

Family

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I think that Blousy would have come from a big family. Although she was close with her parents and the rest of her family she moved to New York so that she would be able to get away from that. Blousy always felt like her parents didnt give her a lot of attention as she was neither the youngest or the oldest, she decided to leave so that she could have a chance at being a star.

Education

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Blousy went to public school in her home town, Chicago. She enjoyed school worked hard throughout her time there. I t was her she found her love for performing on stage where she was involved in many small productions were she sung and danced. Before she found out how much she loved it she had no idea what she was going to do after she left school, so moving to New York didn't stop any career plans that she previously had. Her friends encouraged her Hollywood dreams as they recognised that she had a talent for singing and dancing.

Her school was a small building named White Cross Roads School. It was one of the only mixed gender schools in the area at the time.

Employment

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Blousy is a singer that wishes to be successful in Hollywood. She auditions for "fat Sam's grand slam" and gets a job working as a performer there.

Her previous jobs would include part time singing jobs in other clubs like " fat Sam's grand slam", these would have only been part time jobs as the clubs and speakeasies may have been closed down by the police for the illegal sales of alcohol during the prohibitions era. This means she would be experienced in auditioning and performing meaning that she would be comfortable on stage, this would mean that managers would be more likely to employ her.

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As well as this she could have also had jobs within theatres perhaps in some acting jobs. She would have also had to audition for these too. She would have worked in a range of different theatres and they would have all been part time jobs.

I dont think that Blousy would have ever had any full time manual jobs like being a waitress or a cleaner, this is because she came from a privileged background. This meaning that her parents always had money so she didnt have to ensure that she made enough money to be
able to live comfortably.

Relationships with other characters

Bugsy

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When Blousy first meets Bugsy she doesnt like him, she is a little rude to him, however he talks her into going to dinner together. She then gets to know him and ends up liking him. They spend a lot of time together until she walks in on Bugsy and Tallulah kissing and ignores him for a long while. She then sings her song "ordinary fool" which is about liking Bugsy.

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Bugsy promises Blousy that he will get her two tickets to Hollywood so that they can go together. But after his money is stolen from him he cannot buy the tickets. However at the end they go off together to Hollywood.

Tallulah

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When Blousy first auditions for "fat Sam's grand slam" Tallulah doesnt like her,presumably she is jealous of her. Tallulah is the star of the show and she is not happy with anyone else joining the show that could potentially be the star as well as or in place of her.

Blousy finds Tallulah and Bugsy together, this gives her more of a reason to not like her. Throughout the play there is rival between the two characters for Bugsys attention and getting lead roles in the show.

Fat Sam

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Fat Sam is Blousy's boss, she works at his speakeasy as a singer. At first he doesnt really like Blousy and only lets her audition so that he doesnt look like he is doing anything different or something that he shouldnt be doing.

Overall Fat Sam and Blousy have a good relationship, they dont spend that much time together so they arnt very close. However they do not dislike each other.

Blousy

Blousy's audition song is called "im feeling fine", she shows many different emotions in this such as happiness, when the song starts she seems very easy going and calm. However in some sections she portreys anger, especially towards Bugsy. This is after she finds him with Tallulah.

Character Questions

Is your character tall? Short? What about size? Weight? Posture? How do they feel about their physical body?

The character of Blousy is quite petite and short in her physical apperance. However her hieght is not too short that the other characters in the play tower over her, she is just a little smaller than average hieght perhaps around 5ft4. Her actual body size is also quite small, this is partly because she is quite poor and therefore she doesnt have the money to buy large amounts of expensive food. I would say that she is around 8 stone this would mean that she is only just at a healthy weight for her hieght. He posture is also quite good, she generally holds herself staright and upright most of the time. Although her posture is good she occasionally slouches just a little, this makes her look a little timid and nervous in some situations. I think that Blousy doesnt constantly think about her weight, however i think she is aware of it and doesnt let herself become any bigger.

What about voice? Pitch? Strength? Tempo and rythm of speech? Pronouncuation? Acent?

Blousy's voice is quite high pitch and it is not that strong, when she talks she doesn't have much power. She has a moderate tempo and rhythm of speech, as well as this her pronunciation of words is also quite clear. Her accent typical of an american and is well extablished. Especially when singing her pitch is high, this is clear in the song "ordinary fool".