WWOD is a modern play, and sets around the time zone relevant to the actress of Lisa's age (which in their case, in the script it is 17th June 1969).
The style and scenes involved in WWOD suggest it is a comedy drama, as there is often dramatic switches between light and dark humour which is shown throughout the play.
The Wonderful World of Dissocia is a play that takes the audience on Lisa's journey, a girl who suffers from Dissociative Disorder. This condition separates Lisa from the sense of reality, as if she is not in her own body but simply watching herself. The way she sees the world is by far out of the ordinary which is shown in Act one, as she embarks on various crazy adventures with vibrant and vivid visual encounters.
Although the basis of Act One is mainly humorous, there is also a darker side to her 'wonderful world', shown through certain characters which gives a shocking twist to the entire play.
These two acts show the differentiation between inside and outside the mind. They also show the perspective of someone with a disorder, and our perspective of someone with the mental illness
On first encountering the script, I tend to first scan through to understand the jist/basis of each scene. For example, after quickly scanning the Elevator scene, I comprehend it is about typical annoying behaviours people make in a lift which is stretched to the limit, with the Lisa character stuck in the middle of all of it. I then move on to singling out my character's lines to start to memorise them. For me, I feel it's best to get the actual lines learnt well in the beginning, so over time they will be solid in my mind in which I can later develop them with characterisation. I never really read scripts from start to finish, but in fragments on the order of which we block and develop each scene. When rehearsing with the rest of the cast, other members who have characters that interact with mine will also help me to grasp the mood is changing and the way I will deliver my words etc.
My first impression of one of my characters' Jane. from reading the script was that she seemed very false, as some of the language and it's content was quite explicit and confused as well as shocked me. This certain scene that highlights Jane's purpose made me realise the darker side to this play. My first impression of the Passenger was unsure as there were no lines involved, but just the description of the character making slow simple movements e.g turns. Because there are no lines, I believe this Passenger is based entirely on movement and facial expressions. My 3rd character (Dr. Clarke) also has very few words, but is obviously a doctor so has some sort of authority. Dr clarke is in Act Two, which has a series of blackouts in between short segments where Lisa would encounter nurses, doctors etc.
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderful_World_of_Dissocia
The Wonderful World of Dissocia is a play that takes the audience on Lisa's journey, a girl who suffers from Dissociative Disorder. This condition separates Lisa from the sense of reality, as if she is not in her own body but simply watching herself. The way she sees the world is by far out of the ordinary which is shown in Act one, as she embarks on various crazy adventures with vibrant and vivid visual encounters.
This bizarre imagined 'world' is then hugely contrasted as in Act Two conveys that she is in fact in a hospital ward undergoing treatment for her condition(s).
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Although the basis of Act One is mainly humorous, there is also a darker side to her 'wonderful world', shown through certain characters which gives a shocking twist to the entire play.
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These two acts show the differentiation between inside and outside the mind. They also show the perspective of someone with a disorder, and our perspective of someone with the mental illness
On first encountering the script, I tend to first scan through to understand the jist/basis of each scene. For example, after quickly scanning the Elevator scene, I comprehend it is about typical annoying behaviours people make in a lift which is stretched to the limit, with the Lisa character stuck in the middle of all of it. I then move on to singling out my character's lines to start to memorise them. For me, I feel it's best to get the actual lines learnt well in the beginning, so over time they will be solid in my mind in which I can later develop them with characterisation. I never really read scripts from start to finish, but in fragments on the order of which we block and develop each scene. When rehearsing with the rest of the cast, other members who have characters that interact with mine will also help me to grasp the mood is changing and the way I will deliver my words etc.
My first impression of one of my characters' Jane. from reading the script was that she seemed very false, as some of the language and it's content was quite explicit and confused as well as shocked me. This certain scene that highlights Jane's purpose made me realise the darker side to this play. My first impression of the Passenger was unsure as there were no lines involved, but just the description of the character making slow simple movements e.g turns. Because there are no lines, I believe this Passenger is based entirely on movement and facial expressions. My 3rd character (Dr. Clarke) also has very few words, but is obviously a doctor so has some sort of authority. Dr clarke is in Act Two, which has a series of blackouts in between short segments where Lisa would encounter nurses, doctors etc.
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderful_World_of_Dissocia
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