I don’t have a handout or sheet as such, but you can always get a few clues by doing some research on various theatre practitioners and styles at my other website, Justin’s Theatre Links. You’ll find links to the info you need on the homepage: http://www.theatrelinks.com/

I usually teach theatre styles and conventions to my own students out of my head, but I know other teachers have developed handouts for their students, instead. Maybe I’ll write one up and post it….

Cashy

I always say, good research = a good script = more than half way to a good performance/grade. So, I’m not sure how much research you have done on your chosen subculture, but this list of various subcultures is a start, anyway: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_subcultures

Try these as starting points:

- ensure you have appropriate (or typical) setting/s for your performance (locations/environments)
- ensure you have written a script that utilises typical language of your subculture (typical words, phrases, sayings etc)
- your research into your subculture will have highlighted typical behaviour and/or mannerisms. So, this should assist with scenes in your plot (work out what to do in the performance from the research)
- from here, it should be a pretty simple case of working with your four expressive skills of voice, movement, facial expression and gesture perhaps in combination with the two performance skills of presence and energy and you should have a fabulous performance!

All the best with it.

Cashy

Im a 3,4 drama student having abit of trouble with my short solo i have afew sub cultures that i have in mind that i get into character quite well like a metro-sexual, an extremist hippy and surfer but i having trouble fleshing out a good story line to capture their lives. Any tips on how i should approach it?

My students started their Subculture task today. Performing next week. Cant wait to see what they come up with.

Michael