Lesson 25/08

During my second drama lesson, we learned how to use a few strategies,

We focused on:

- Mime

- Music

- Narration

During the lesson, we paired up and wrote two short scripts. One of them was a phone call between the mother and her friend, where the mother tells about the breakup and then her friend invites her to go out that night. Furthermore, the next script is a continuation of the first, as the mother hangs up, she is trying to make up her mind wether she should go with her friend or stay at home and take care of her own son. In this script there is only mime and narration, telling about her actions and facial expressions which shows confusion and loneliness at the same time.

Cast:

Jen - the mother

Angy - friend

Howard - Jen's ex-boyfriend

First script:

RING RING

(Jen picks up phone)

Angy: Hey Jen! Are you free tonight?

Jen: Umm...

Angy: Whats wrong?

Jen: It's Howard

Angy: Are you guys fighting?

Jen:...worse...

(Awkward silence)

Jen: he cheated

Angy: (Pause) I'm speechless, but how are you feeling?

Jen: It was for the best...I just have to move on.

Angy: You know what? He didn't deserve you anyway...

Jen:...whatever...

Angy: I know a way to make you feel better!

Jen: How's that?

Angy: Let's go out for a drink! My treat!

Jen: I don't know...

Angy: Come on! It will be fun! Just the two of us!

Jen: Fine...

(Baby cries at background)

Angy: Is that the baby?

Jen:Everything's just fine...I'll see you later!

(Phone call ends)

Script two: Mime

Narrator: Jen puts down the phone and sighs, looking down.

She looks at the crying baby in regret, as the baby reaches out to his mother, Jen just stares and wonders off in her fantasy for a while...

Jen suddenly snaps back to reality and starts looking for the bottle to feed her son. As jen fails to find the bottle, she realizes she is a horrible mother and doesn't think she can go any longer as a single mother.

Slowly, Jen falls to her knees and weeps in desperation and loneliness.

Finally, Jen puts herself back together and cleans her tears away as she decides to go out with her friends.

Silently, Jen brushes her hair and gets ready to leave.

Before going out, Jen glances one last time at her crying baby, looks down and leaves.