Rehearsals (Solo Pieces)

Our performance is going to be very difficult because we are pushing the boundaries in terms of normal theatre and being very risky. I think because of the topic we are showing this is the right thing to do as doing a piece of 'normal' theatre wont effectively show the audience what we are trying to about Mental health.

One way we have pushed the boundaries is by performing solo pieces around the area we are going to perform, the audience will walk past and effectively see each actor in their own 'hell'.
 My idea for my one minute solo piece is to be screaming silently as if I am in pain ans suffering but cannot be heard. This was something i thought was good to explore in terms of mental health because a lot of people ho have mental health problems feel as though they are trapped and alone so i wanted to portray that in my performance. The poem that i used as a stimulus to my performance is the following:

At the end of the poem it says 'this is the silence of astounded souls' which compliments my idea and is actually were the idea of not being heard stemmed from. In my performance i will repeat the words 'black' and 'souls' as well as the sound 'shhh'. There will be chairs surrounding me on all sides to enhance the feeling of being trapped for me and also to make it clear to the audience how i feel. I think this will intrigue the audience and as i have positioned it in a corner it will definitely look as if i am afraid and will be effectively.