1/11/10 - Rachel.

In this lesson we were set three targets:
-To have in our groups selected a stimulus.
-Cast the characters.
-Structured roughly with a scene by scene process planned.

After discussing the characters again and agreeing on how each character should behave we then cast each character.
Bear - Hayley
Frogs - Autumn & Leah.
Rabbit - Sarah
Owl - Joe
Mouse - April

We then created our step by step plan for the play and wrote it up in basic notes, we then named each scene, the scene by scene structure went as follows:
Scene 1 - "Merry Christmas!" All characters are enjoying Christmas except for the bear. The bear runs into the happy scene and wishes everyone Merry Christmas loudly. All animals are scared of Bear and runs away. Bear is sad and angry that he is alone on Christmas and talks to the audience. He then says that he is going to cancel Christmas and puts up a sign on a tree saying 'Christmas Is Cancelled.'
Scene 2 - "Cancelled?!" All the animals see that Bear has cancelled Christmas and they each have a different reaction, eg Rabbit is sad and cries, owl worries.
Scene 3 - "Off to see Bear" They all go to Bear's house to ask him why he cancelled Christmas but all the animals are too scared. Except for the smallest animal, Little Mouse.
Scene 4 - "Brave Little Mouse" The mouse enters Bears house and the two talk about Christmas. Bear has a monologue wherein he says that he is lonely and isn't scary really. Mouse asks Bear if he wants to spend Christmas with her and her friends but bear grumpily refuses because he says they will all run away from him. Scene 5 - "You don't like Christmas." Mouse leaves and talks to other animals about Bear being lonely. They plan to take Christmas presents and cakes and decorations to Bear, and they offer them to Bear and then say "Oh... You don't like Christmas... Do you?" they leave the things at his door and go back to hang out with each other.
Scene 6 - "Celebrations" The animals are celebrating Christmas without the presents and the cake and Bear opens the door and looks at all the things, he suddenly realises that cancelling Christmas was wrong and takes all the stuff back to the animals.
Scene 7 - "Happy Ending" Bear is sorry, they all enjoy Christmas and sing merry Christmas.