Sock Puppet Theatre

Today's task was to make sock puppets and to use them in a performance, devised by our 'Theatre For Children' groups. I made a sock puppet called Frederick Von Sock. He is navy blue, with a bright blue T-shirt and a bright green cape. He was an evil villain in our play, with a foreign (European) accent.

Here are some images of Frederick:

 

 

 

 

Our play was called 'The Green Cape'- named after Frederick's Green Cape. It was about 3 girls who went on an adventure to find there Grandmother. They found her, and she gave them some useful advise - "Beware of The Green Cape". Soon after, they met a stranger in a green cape (Frederick), who politely asked them to go with him, in search for his beloved snake, Jonathan. One of the girls, Britney, followed him and he kidnapped her, telling the two remaining girls, that to get her back, they would have to find his snake. The two girls kidnapped Jonathan. Later, the grandmother went out alone to find her dentures, but instead, she found the evil Frederick, who lured her into his trap. The two girls offered to trade Jonathan for their Grandmother and Britney, but Frederick told them that he lied and that he would never return their loved ones to them. They gave him 'The Death Stare' and he melted to his death. Then the remaining characters all lived happily ever after.

We were given very little time to devise our performance, in order for Ella to establish how well we could cope with such a small amount of time to prepare. When rehearsing, I spoke with a fairly loud voice (but not screaming loud), however as most of the other character's were loud, my group said that they couldn't hear me. I found myself having to shout. As his role in the play was quite important, I thought that it was essential that my character could be heard. Screaming however was one of my groups major down-falls, because it ended up being quite a calamity. On the other hand, I did enjoy having a larger role, which I hope to have in our final production.

'Sock Puppet Theatre' has taught me the importance of a having a good structure, including elements of comedy and not screaming too much (unless necessary). When too many characters talk/shout at once, the action in a play can become very confusing and difficult to understand. I thought that some of the characters could be considered for our final piece and I will suggest this to my group.