Stage Combat Choreography Pre Planning

Questions:

Person A: Person A’s name is Craig Larsson; he is a tough guy from the shady corners of downtown Los Angeles. In the play he is seeking revenge on person B who owes him money. We try to portray Craig as a person that doesn’t fool around and if the deal isn’t fair he will jump to conclusions, and he will do it fast. He is a gang member and a gambling addict, especially when it comes to street fighting. I will try to apply as much as facial expressions as possible, for example when being punched or slapped, have a loud reaction holding my face in severe anger. I must squint my eyes and act like a real tough guy so when fighting, person b gets intimidated and then feels like backing out. He has severe anger issues

Person B: Person B’s name is David Jones; a normal homely guy who loves a cup of tea when he has the time. He enjoys scenic views from the top of a hill in his home which is located in a spacious mansion in Beverly hills. Big time and moneymaking is what he is. Aside from that he loves betting on local illegal street gambling. Even though he is wealthy and rich, he has a bad habit of not paying up if loosing.

Why They Fight: Craig Larsson and David Jones are people that should not be around each other. One day they were both betting together online. Larsson was going for one person he had full trust to win on and vice versa for Jones. The fight then finished with Larsson’s man winning. As Jones has a bad habit for not paying up after a week. Larsson took it up to himself to finish the job alone. He did just that and approached Jones’s house and the fight commenced.

How Do we think it will go?: We have practiced a lot inside and outside of school as we are both determined to get good grades for this final play. We will try out best so we can perform to out fullest. We put a lot of thought into our story and characters and will hope to pull it off.

After The Play Reflection: As a group I think Hamza and I did well together. Mrs said that we did ok. I think we did well in Performing the slaps and punches. We also tried to put a serious face the whole performance with real reactions so it could be as realistic as possible. I used as much as facial expressions as possible when being slapped hard and also when fighting. I tried To cross my eyes and show as much anger as possible. I also tried like a gangster accent to look kind of tough and intimidating. Hamzah also did well as we practiced a lot in and outside class. I think we needed to work on positioning when it came to the punch in thestomach. Otherwise i think we performed well.