Reflection On Production By Tim

Reflection On The Production

Red - Questions

Orange - Answers

What is the storyline of your production?

The storyline of the production is a Maori Myth. The main characters Are Aoraki - Latham, Rakirua - Cyprus, Rakiroa - Creedence, Rarakiroa - Thomas,  Tu - Patrick, Papa earth mother - Lavinia, Rangi Sky Father - Haliano and The narrator  - Angel, Hine Nui Te Po - Fine . We used flax, tussock grass , fish hats and most importantly the waka for aoraki and his brothers. Here is the beginning of the maori myth. Rangi sky father and papa earth mother decided to send their four sons to look at the new earth before the earth ended. Rangi Sky father handed the waka to Aoraki and his brothers. They went sailing day and night and saw no land. Aoraki was flung onto one of the rocks and his brothers scrambled on top of the waka. The waka turned into a long piece of land. Aoraki and his brothers turned old their hair turned white and their skin hardened up into stone Mountains. Aoraki was the highest mountain and his brothers were smaller mountains around him. My role in the production is a fish. I need to wear a fish hat and fish gloves.

Who are the actors and who are the backstage hands who makes the props and put things on the stage?

The performers are Room 5. Room 5, Mrs Eeles and Miss Paton put the props/costumes on the stage. Miss Kelly makes the costumes and Room 5 designs and paints the props/costumes. Miss Paton draws the fishes, wings, tussock grass, rocks, bushes, Fish gloves, waka, bird masks, seafood, flowers, trees, mountains and Jigsaw Puzzle ( Mr Johnston Drew The Jigsaw Puzzle).

What role is Room 5 taking in the school production?

The role that Room 5 is taking in the school production is a class production.

What Props need to be made?

The props that need to be made are  Tu’s waka, fish gloves, Fish headband, Bird wings, Seafood, Tu’s back part of the waka.

How are you making the costumes and other props?

We need cardboard, paint, wobbly eyes, glitter, vivids, sellotape, Feathers, Scissors, PVA glue and egg trays. We need these materials to make the production work.

What role am I?

My role was to create a fish. I designed and created the fish by hand. I painted my fish cobalt and the fin and tail dark blue. I put blue glitter on the fin and the tail. I like my part as a fish. The fishes swims around the mokopuna and Tuteraki Whanoa to see that the fishes are the seafood for the land.

Do people who are learning their lines need more practice or are they making good progress?

Angel as Narrator, Cailtin as Mokopuna, Patrick as Tuteraki Whanao, Haliano as Rangi Sky Father, Lavinia as Papa Earth mother and Fine - Hine Nui Te Po are making good progress but Lavinia as Papa Earth Mother Needs to talk more slower when she says “Those mountains look like they were thrown down into a heap”.

Are actors using both their voices and bodies to show expression?

Yes the actors are using expression especially Patrick as Tuteraki Whanao when he calls out to Aoraki he is looking at the audience and searching for Aoraki at the same time.

What needs to be improved?

The thing that needs to be improved is the waka scene when to turn at the right time and when to put it down at the right time. The other thing that needs to be improved is when Aoraki and his three brothers put on the costumes at the same time.