Project Proposal

PRODUCTION

• What is the role you would like to propose yourself for?
• I would like to propose myself to be in the Marketing-group, mainly ahead of design(poster) but also perhaps part of internet PR, meaning being part of creating a website and Facebook page. I think this team should also be making the program, since it is, in a way, promoting us as actors. 
• What are the main responsibilities for this role?
• For the design you need to design the poster in time to represent the play and your companies approach to the play. It should interest people to come and watch, having the information of when and where the play is, stated clearly. This also includes the design for the tickets and leaflets, that should match the poster(not necessarily the same, but follow a common theme). 
• Being ahead of website and Facebook needs some creativity as well, designing the pages to look representative and suitable for the show with all information clearly stated, but also keep up with updating the pages as the rehearsals go on, giving snippets of rehearsals, pictures and progress to keep the audience curious and interested.
• Being part of the marketing team also means that I would need to actively search out opportunities to market our show and get it seen. 
• Creating the program for the show to tell about our inspiration for the show and the background of it, but also to promote us as actors in the program. 
• What do you think are the main personal attributes needed to be successful in this role?
• Person to do the marketing design will have to be creative but also co-operative to the companies ideas and approach on the play. They have to do this swiftly, so that those who are doing the PR, leafleting and putting posters up, will have time to do their job in time and this way assure there will be a big audience. Also, making sure that the posters, tickets and leaflets are printed and in right amounts is a responsibility that needs organisational skills from this person early on in the process. Time management is important to get everything done quickly as possible. 
• Person ahead of website and Facebook page, need to extremely organized to be able to keep updating the pages throughout the rehearsal process, remembering to take video and pictures to show on the pages, but also be technically skilled so that they can easily transfer pictures and videos from different devices to then put them on the pages. Taking these pictures should also be creative, since they have to keep the audience interested, but not show too much of the show. 
• They need to be able to take advantage of different situations and relationships to market the show and get the interested of as many people as possible. They also need to think about their market audience, who are they selling to and in what radar. 
• What about the role interests you?
• I have always been a very creative person, drawing and painting since I was little. I thrive in creative environments and expressing myself with the design of the poster doesn't feel like work; I find it to be a pleasant and relaxing process. 
• Being ahead of the Facebook-page and website interests me because I have done some coding when I was younger, having my own websites and I would like to explore that side of me more. 
• Why would you be good at the role?
• I have experience in making posters from previous shows. I have also taking classes in graphic design and art, which gives me an advantage on understanding what appeals to the audiences and will be noticed on the street of Brighton. I am also quite detail oriented, meaning that I would want the poster to look perfect to attract our audiences in. I would hope to do this by using a clean and clear design that catches the audience eyes and leaves them wanting more to find out more about us as a company. 
• I am organised and have previous experience in making websites. I also have access to my own computer at home, which I can use to work on these websites after college hours and so keep up with updating more frequently. 
• I can also market the show well, by using by university contacts and friends to have them put up posters around the city. I also had an idea to ask local schools, if they would like to have workshops in Brecht or Commedia Del'arte and promote our that way as well. Even though the play might not be suitable for the youngest students, we might get the interest of the teacher aboard. 

PERFORMANCE

• Which character are you?
• Arturo Ui
• What happens to this character?
• Ui starts out as a washed out mobster; he is losing his confidence and power because people are not afraid of him nor talking about him anymore, and he is losing money. He sees an opportunity to rise to power when vegetable dealers find themselves losing money because of the depression, people don't have any money to buy cauliflower, and Ui start offering 'protection' in return for a part of the income they make. He goes through a change after getting trained by an actor, changing from a timid emotional man into a manipulative monster, betraying his best friend and associates to gain more power himself. 
• What acting skills do you need to be able to play them?
• There is a big change in the middle of the play with this character. He starts out very squeamish and insecure, but after going trough a lesson to work on his posture and speech skills, Ui changes into a confident and threatening man. My part is mostly in the beginning, but I also have a scene after his transformation and I need to be able to show this change in him without becoming someone else entirely. Also, I need to be able to show our companies point of view of the character and probably physicalize Hitler in a way, to make the point about dictators clear to the audience. To do this I need to incorporate some of the techniques from different practitioners I have learned in the past. Some I would be using are Michael Chekov and his technique of different qualities of movement and also the different states of tension from Jaques LeCoq. Using the different tensions enables me to show Ui's changing moods and help me with exploring his anger and monstrous power, but also his childishness in the beginning of the play. I also need to use Brecht's techniques, like using the GEST to define the character and show him in a way that shows our point of view to the audience and have them see audience in the same way we want Ui to be seen. For this I need to do research on Hitler, who he was and how he acted and draw inspiration form his gestures, but also bring my own and our group interpretation of the character and the happening of the play into consideration. 
• What about the role interests you?
• The change of Arturo Ui fascinates me, since it could be done very effectively, if done right. I am also interested to explore the character of Ui and Hitler as a character in a different point of view than just that he is 'evil'. In the beginning of the play, Ui very much thinks he is a victim and it could be refreshing to explore how Ui is influenced my Giri, Givola and Roma. 
• I have also noticed the extreme mood changes in Ui throughout the play, he goes quickly from tension 4 to tension 7 and I feel like working on these extreme changes will be challenging but also very beneficial for my development as an actor. 
• Why will you be good at the role?
• I am a versatile actor who can do both comedy and drama, which I think is important for this role to show the change Ui goes trough. I also have previous experience in American accents, and even though it is not perfect I can learn the accent quicker than someone without previous experience, and also be able to work on my diction and clarity early on with the accent. I am not afraid to go the extra mile and over the top with my gestures and emotions, which will look good with Ui, especially when I put in all the techniques we have learned from Brecht and other practitioners. One I would be using is Michael Chekov and his techniques in