For a 3-hour drama workshop, it wasn't bad at all! and could we have chosen a better day than august 20th, vishaka's birthday, to have some fun with ourselves.
actually, we did not get to do some of the stuff i had planned for you guys for this improvisation workshop. but then, it is better to have something else MORE than not enough. what wasn't enough was time! i have given you solo improvisation work - building or creating a character off the cuff. this can actually go on and on, as you guys get into it more and more. once you are able to tap into the flow in yourself, lots of exciting things can come out. whew! i remind you guys of mayilai's pierce brosnan's co-star and umesh shanker's gangster who stood over mathan, the usual bully!!! ashwin's chinese bungling spy was a laugh, and so was hari's rich-but-poor man who only has two dollars in his wallet. that was a desperate attempt to sound rich. in all, i liked the different tones and attitudes that came out. though the general flow was one of hamming up, i was eager to see if any of you could, given the verry short time, dig deeper into the character when the workshop moved along.
the scene building was good too. most of you were able to squeeze a few laughs out of us. mathan's beggar had very good comic timing, especially ehn madangopal's teacher was trying not to buy lingerie from visha's lingerie boutique owner. from what i saw, i think mathan loves lolling on the floor. or in the dirt, whenever he can. otherwise, how do you explain his absolute comfort when he does these things? i hope he is able to give us some answers here, so that the rest of you can follow suit...
watching giri, i see another side i have never seen before. the bohsia kungfu girl stuck to the handphone. i hope you guys will fill up the rest of your antics as a matter of record and report so that i can have something to refer to later on.
you guys looks quite ready to do a comedy! what with mayilai's hammed up dentist with his face stuck to the mirror. and then, the really risque plot he gave us... hmmmm, my mind started working... and all those characters, those evil-minded people inside your heads... i am sure going to have a tough time cooking up something from here. it will probably be quite poisonous. but not to worry, i shall whip up something quite flavourful to match your hidden desires, and yet, quite palatable for the audience.
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hey appa....well i think that day was one of the best days i have ever had out of the whole drama classes....well u'll probably feel like that after almost 6 months of break!!!!
hey,sry for such a late comment. k that day was totally fun!!1 day i sure cant 4get.we or at least i was laughing throught d whole class.uncle ket,sry i could not do d depressed nursery rhyme,as u know i was in the total opposite mood.i sure enjoyed playing d gangster,haha got to bully mathan!! but was sure fun.then came d part to creat your own story.all sorts of stuff came out.i really wonder how r u gonnna cook up d play which such characters.but it will sure be nice.well thats all.hope 2 hav more classes like this.
well, guys, i am looking ahead a little, trying to suss out the time we will have together when kamal comes back for a break, and then do this. i hope to write out the plot of storyline and sketches of the characters in september/october. when i have done that, i will post it here in pancatantra for all you guys to read and digest and give comments. i hope by that time, everyone will be logging in regularly. thus far, mathan, madangopal, swathi, muthu, and mayilai and ashwin have yet to come on board. if kamal can let us know his schedule before hand, it would be easier for me to cook something up like a schedule.
Hey Uncle Ket.Hey everyone.Sorry for being late, my internet's been down and wont be working for a while..But i hope to post more here,because a blog like this is really my kind of thing.Anyway i really loved the improv work we did the other..Who knew we could b so hilarious together!It was amazing the way you made us work our way towards creatin those funny scenes and later the plots and characters Uncle Ket.Too bad i couldn't stay for party, we wont meet for a while,sadly..Bt anyways, it was fun bein a chinese spy hehe..
Hello everyone, it really feels like i have been out of the scenes for sometime.Am really looking forward to this upcoming project.(2 years being out of this can be tiring you know.HEHe)It sounds interesting and exciting.Unfortunately i couldnt make it the other day but this project looks all set to be a true comedy!im waiting for it!
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