Diary Entries

In class we focused a bit more on developing our understandings of our characters. We did this by imagining things that may have happened in their lives/has already happened and we made those things become our characters reality. I did two short diary entries to enable me to picture their life easier. And as I have a creative imagination, I found the task quite exiting and very interesting.

 

Entry 1:

He kissed me today. His soft almost gooey lips grazed mine and then we did it again. I mean this time tongues were introduced and it was gross but I was okay with it because it was Callum’s idea and so I knew it would be alright, don’t ask me how I knew because I wouldn't know the answer…just trust me when I say, I know.

 

 

The second entry was written by Sephy on November 16^th, it has been just over three months since Sephy started Chivers Boarding School and over four weeks since she has seen Callum and she is writes this entry in a room all by herself, and is extremely homesick, she misses Callum, Minnie, and even her Mother along with the sweet scent of wine that followed her.

 

Entry 2:

He’s here, he is actually here…

…or is he…

I mean, I’ve imagined him here before…

I have imagined his touch…I’ve felt his lips against mine and heard him whisper sweet and gentle words. But these days…it’s hard to tell what’s the difference between reality and my vivid imagination…But either way…He.Is.Here…standing in front of me…with his arms outstretched…his eyes wide and welcoming …and before I know it I’m in his arms…and I’m crying….and…and…and…he’s gone…He.Is.Gone…and once again it’s just me…in a room….all by myself….alone.

 

 This diary entry has been completely made up (and has not been based on a particular scene) however it is what I think Sephy would feel staying at a boarding school and being excluded from the world. Ultimately being excluded from Callum.

This also shows how she as a character develops in the play, getting older and more mature, her mindset and voice changing slightly from the start to the finish. In the first entry she is very happy and extremely naïve however in the second diary entry she is more grown up and not as happy, she knows all about how different people are treated and is disappointed in the world.

This task built my relationship with my character up as an actor and helped me to imaging her background story as well as how she felt/what she was doing at moments in her life that were not mentioned. I can now have a more intimate relationship with my character and understand her more. So hopefully now, I can give our intimacy to the audience and create an the ultimate intimate relationship with the audience (however not literally because the scene is mainly performed using a forth wall).