Max's Boal Exercise

variety history

 variety  light easy entertainment at the time. bursque\dance  seen as quite under the cusp; smut with the slight hint of comical class for the working class!

considering nearly every night was a booze infested hall of banta and sexual connotation not a place for a lady so would be occupied mainly by men looking for a good time . performances such as ventriloquism , acrobatics , abnormal animals as well as imported animals , magicians , quick sketches but in variety any thing quick and eye catching goes but if it drags then you wouldn't necerceraly come home clean, as the original venues would be table seated, booze filled and if you weren't catching the audiences attention cabbages, tomatoes and beer would be through'n far and wide aimed at the performer , not an easy game to play but played well could of been very lucrative 

vaudeville was more of a cicas  and even had a name for them selvs vaudevillians like a family so with this instead of the music hall more business aproche to the theatre 

Stanislavski Techniques

'Given Circumstances'...

* Past:
   Prison warden, working way up through ranks
   During time as prison warden, had his way with inmates
   Lost family members, wife died through alcoholism
   2 kids never sees them
   Suffered with depression and anxiety
* Present:
   Age 60
   Losing his marbles a bit
   No real friends
   Tries to befriend wardens and staff
   Lonely
   Lives his life in routine

For Characterisation...

I will apply these techniques to my character. By using the Seven States of Tension e.g. 6 in the shoulders, 4 in the backside , 3 in the lower back I will show the effects of his life to his unstructured body and the effects of working in a prison for that many years!