suitability of material unit 18

contemporary monologue:

Dogface by Kellie Powell.

Dogface is a play about a girl who got attacked by a dog when she was seven years old. which cause other children at school to provide her derogatory nickname ' Dogface'- an identity she never fully escapes from. She alternate between describing the experience and re-living it.

I have chosen this monologue because I can relate to it in a very personal and emotional way, I say this because I've been through this as well, when I was 9 years old I was bitten by my friends Dog as well; and just knowing that there's someone else out there, like you who experienced something so life changing at a young age, and has found the courage to put out the scars and pain she felt and was holding for so many years is amazing and inspiring to me.

I know the pain and the emotion and insecurity she felt so I can relate to it, being young and just a child and if something so life changing happens to you it can be hard if children your age don't see the hurt and insecurity you are feeling. It's even harder when they find the need to put you down and make you feel worse about yourself which is horrifying. I mean she experienced the bullying and the words calling and so did I. As child at such a young age who just experienced something like that you expect people to be more generous towards you and make you feel more secure but they bring you down even more than you already are and it hurts the most, because it's the people your around everyday who feel it's okay to call you names.

I can relate to this piece more because of the insecurities I've been hiding away. however, I know that my friends, classmates, and teacher are supportive. This gives me comfort and made me feel comfortable talking about what I've experienced and how I felt at the time of the incident.


Classical Monologue:

This monologue is about Adriana who's spent much of the play worrying that her husband loves another woman. Adriana is most notable for her observations about a woman's role in marriage, her grief over her lost love, and her stubborn loyalty in the face of what she believed to be adultery.

I've chosen this monologue because it was very different from me, I found it very interesting and very challenging. I wanted something very different from me something I've never experienced, something that will push me and make me work harder, and be more creative, more free and open minded and come way out of my comfort zone.

 This Character is very different to me. And like that, because I've never been in a relationship before therefore I've never been put in a situation where I feel the need to question my relationship or my other significant.

I can't fully relate to this monologue, however I like the fact that I was able to try and put myself in a position or situation where I could challenge myself was good for my growth as an actress. For example being able to try and imaging what I would do if I was in a situation where i feel like my significant other is having an affair or not in love with me the way he used too or the nice things he use to tell me before. however being able to open up and try to connect to those feeling that I've yet to experience was very challenging.

Arcola Theatre.

Arcola Theatre is an Off West End theatre in the London Borough of Hackney. 
The Theatre was an old paint factory, that was converted into a Theatre, it was found by artistic director Mehmet Ergen, in September 2000.

Its original location was a former textile factory on Arcola Street in Dalston. 

The theatre celebrated this with its fifth anniversary production, The Factory Girls by Frank McGuinness. In January 2011 the Arcola moved to a former paint-manufacturing workshop on Ashwin Street in Dalston, after its previous landlord earmarked the Arcola Street site for redevelopment as apartments. It marked the move by premiering The Painter, a play about J. M. W. Turner by Rebecca Lenkiewicz.

In 2015 Arcola was nominated for 9 Off West End awards – more than any other London theatre.

they run six companies which consist of youth and  woman company. A claire collective which is for the LGBT QI plus company; it also offer a company for men and women who have mental health.

What they offer: 

they have a bar which turns into a club at night, in other to give back to the hackney community. 

World-class

In there two theatre spaces, Arcola presents major artists alongside cutting-edge work from some of the most exciting emerging companies.

Arcola has been a launch pad for artists including Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Alecky Blythe, who had their first plays produced at the Arcola, Lyndsey Turner, Lucy Kirkwood and Joe Sims.

World-renowned playwrights including Bonnie Greer, Frank McGuinness and Sam Shepard have premiered work at Arcola.

Actors including Linda Bassett, Clare Higgins, Greg Hicks, Geraldine James, Gemma Jones, Kathyrn Hunter, David Bamber and Toby Jones have all appeared on our stages.

Diverse

The Arcola programme is locally engaged and internationally minded. They believe that diversity is made with better art, and for a more flourishing arts scene.

Every year through ArcolaLAB, They provide 26 weeks of free rehearsal space to emerging theatre-makers and artists of colour.

Two-thirds of the productions in their last season were led by women as writers, directors and producers, and one-third of our productions were led by diverse artists.

Accessible

The Arcola Theatre delivers one of London’s most extensive community engagement programmes, creating over 11,000 opportunities every year across youth, community, schools and talent development programmes.

They are committed to affordable ticket pricing – no ticket is more than £22, and you can pay what you can on Tuesday evenings. Arcola Passport makes a trip to the theatre £12 or less.

Sustainable

Arcola aims to be the world’s first carbon-neutral theatre. Our pioneering environmental initiatives, developed in partnership with Arcola Energy, are internationally renowned.

We’ve fitted solar panels, DC power grids and now carbon-neutral heating to make our building more sustainable.

Trailblazing sustainability projects as part of our core business, Arcola Theatre aims to be the world’s first carbon neutral theatre. Initiated in 2007 as the Arcola Energy Project, Arcola’s vision for a sustainable, equitable and creative future is at the heart of all we do.

In 2010 they  set up the Arcola Energy Ltd to take forwards technology development and commercial elements. Arcola Energy specialises in the integration of hydrogen and fuel cells, with a reputation for capturing end-user needs, strong industry partnerships and low-cost UK manufacturing. The Arcola Theatre works closely with Arcola Energy, particularly on renewable energy projects, Since 2012, all organisations that receive regular funding from Arts Council England have to report on their environmental performance. they've reduced their carbon footprint by more than 25%.

1) The Board: They don't have any practical role, they just have over site of what's going on financially, they don't have a day to day jobs at the Arcola, however they just make sure the theatre don't go bankrupt.
For example if the Senior Executive decide they  wanna do a show like the hamilton that cast over a million they cant turn it down to prevent the theatre from going bankrupt.

2) Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen: An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, who handles the organization's artistic direction. They are generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization.