This scene went through quite a lot of changes as we progressed but one of the main parts of this scene which set it apart was the many puppets we had to use. Firstly we had to organize what movements we would do around the Peach.
The next type we tried was for two of us to go anti-clockwise and the other two to go around clockwise. Again this seemed to confuse the eye and take the attention off the Peach too much.
The third and final movements are demonstrated in this drawing i made to help me remember what to do:
Even up to the day of the show we made a change to this scene. After our final run-through Chris L advised me to keep focused on the shark and not what was going on in the Peach while I was waiting for the cue to leave.
I had a lot of trouble holding my shark for the relatively long period we were one stage. The small sticks we used on the rod puppet quite hurt my hands, I tried to hold the sticks loosely and carry on.
We added a little bit from the original book because the jump from scene 4 to 5 seemed a little disjointed and it would be easier to understand if we did. I found this part from the book which seemed to fit well.
The narrators each took a sentance which we said whilst we were holding our respective puppet
"As the first seagull flew down, James looped the silk around its neck and attached it to the stem".
Ongoing Targets!
- To enter at the correct cue
- To move down and around the stage slowly
- To attack the peach! (this was added after a couple of shows after our directors realized it looked better
- To attack the members on the peach
- To bend my knees and outurn my wrists whilst holding the shark rods
- To exit early enough that I can grab the ship and prepare to enter again at the right cue (which we often got wrong. To enter before the people on the peach speak about the ship as this makes more sense)
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