Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Character Work - Death

What do I see Death doing in the play?
Well basically, Death seems to be the character that oversees everything in the course of the play. He is the character that governs the so called purgatory. So what I envision Death doing in this play would that he will be perpetually overseeing whatever is happening in the scene. (unless he is part of it.) He doesnt have to be stationary. He could be walking around, basically just acting as an observer.

Costume
Of course, there is always the conventional costume of Death as the grim reaper. But I was thinking also that Death could be dressed up as a businessman of sorts. Dressed in a suit, complete with a tophot and maybe a suitcase even. The colour will still follow the black/greyish tone.

Character Idiosyncracy
I think this actually really depends on the type of style that we're adopting. If its a realistic style of acting, then i guess speaking normally would be ok. However, if we're doing the more exagerrated style, then i guess we should also play how the character speaks to the max. In terms of gestures, I think we can include what we've discussed before, with how Death seems to be perpetually munching on an apple.

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