Character Work – Actor Section

Dear Cast,

Welcome to your section of the Dramaturgy website!

As you can see, each of you has an individual "character page," which will include your personal archive and actor arc! Although empty now, in the next week, you'll see it flourish and start to come up with questions and information to help you along the way! This page will be specific to your work and your character, with supplemental materials and dramaturgical notes built into it from both discussions held during rehearsal spaces and your submissions in the Actor Form. The goal is for these pages to serve as a further exploration and understanding for each of you!

Throughout this website, are pages and sections that are either relevant to your character, or call to you as you build this character. At the same time, in the rehearsal process I, as your dramaturg, will be keeping track of discoveries you make, questions you have, notes from the Director and other cast members, and more!

These pages will be available to everyone on the production, but we want you to be the creative authority of your own work.

See an example below of how these pages will look. Please, feel free to reach out to us with any questions, ideas for your page, or further information!

Con cariño,
Jesús

Act I

Discoveries

Here's a discovery we made
- Here's some subsequent discovery
- And a comment from the director
- This relates to the history of Rural Spain and agriculture:

Here's another discovery
- And some discussion

What's one more?!

Questions

Here's a question we have about something in this scene
- Here's a dramaturgical resource that could help!

- This is a comment from the director
- "[And a comment from another actor]" (actor's initial)
This question has to do with your character's relationship to another character
- So here's a link to that character's Archive:

"Here's the quote that began the first discovery" (page #)

"Here's another quote" (page #)

"And another" (page #)

Also see: "Here's a related quote" (page #

"This quote sparked a question!" (page #)

Evidence: "This quote from a different scene might be related!" (page #)

"Another quote" (page #)

GAME! (First Rehearsal Activity)

Instructions:

Below, you will find a series of 10 Clues/riddles that relate to the symbolism that can be found in the script. Some relate to the characters, some don't. You will have five minutes to answer the riddle, find it in the Lorca's Symbolism page, and then submit it to the form.

In the form, there is a space for every question. You do not need to fill out every answer, just as many as you can in FIVE minutes.

THERE'LL BE A PRIZE FOR THE WINNER.

CLUES:

CLUE #1: Currents and temperature change, but the feeling does not. Find the meaning of this symbol, that can rock your boat.
CLUE #2: As the play reaches its climax, this symbol is always present. It shines bright in the night, but its presence is never pleasant.
CLUE #3: Submissive and breakable, this animal is. Poncia resembles the canine, who’s all bark, no bite.
CLUE #4: In night it calls, before bedtime, but after dinner. It’s also the song, that pulls the daughters to the window.
CLUE #5: As Magdalena embroiders, she thinks of the fields. She stabs her herself in pain, and cries not what you think, but instead for the desire to be freed.

CLUE #6: She minds her business, enjoying her books. Within the pages, she shows life and passion that hook.
CLUE #7: Her quote can be seen, almost summoning Pepe. Not Adela or Angustias, Martirio looks to watch him walk in the moonlight.
CLUE #8: Oh, oh, watch as Pepe el Romano runs. Find the quote that hides in the shadows and runs from the guns.
CLUE #9: A young woman like the daughters, she was deflowered by their father. This symbol represents youth, but also represents call girls.
CLUE #10: She brings in the outside dirt, leaving it for Poncia to clean. Find the color that matches the air, with which Prudencia poisons the scene.