Drama Leah
- Created by: Ameliaelizabeth12
- Created on: 26-03-19 18:18
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- Leah
- Relation with Phil
- Devoted to him
- Loyal and supportive towards him
- Relationship is one sided as Phil really seems to respond
- Leah's dialogue towards Phil suggests that she has low self-esteem. She is convinced Phil is thinking negatively about her.
- Doesn’t speak to Phil at the end of the play as she disapproves of his actions.
- Characteristics
- Talkative
- Frustrated
- Principled
- Adam's death
- Not directly involved with the bullying of Adam. However, she is caught up in the aftermath.
- Uncomfortable with the decision to cover at Adams death
- Leah wants Phils approval so she covers up her true feelings about the situation
- After the post man is arrested Leah begins to express her disapproval to the group. This shows she is becoming frustrated.
- After Adam is killed Leah rejects the group
- Only want to suggest helping Adam and she is also concerned about his welfare. She understands that Adam is in a fragile condition.
- Leah’s conflicting emotions allow the audience to understand her better because she becomes more relatable than the rest of the group.
- Physical skills
- Stay within close proximity to show her feelings during scenes together
- Could use exaggerated movements and gestures to try and get Phil‘s attention during scenes together.
- She could use slouched posture to show Leah is disheartened when Phil does not respond
- Could stand towards the edge of the stage to show her lack of authority within the group
- Vocal skills
- Lively and animated when talking with Phil
- Her emotions change regularly throughout speeches. Actor could use varying stress levels invoice.
- Could use filler words to fill the silence. Frequent pauses could also be used to show that Leah is thinking of something else to say.
- Act one – Leah could stumble across her words to give the impression that she is nervous
- Act two – stress needs to be heard in Leah's voice to show she is unsure about lying to the authorities.
- "I talk to much, so shoot me"
- "You don't care,do you"
- "We can't just leave him up here"
- Relation with Phil
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