If you was to sum up my character they it would sound very interesting. When you hear the term Baby Salesman it isnt exactly the most normal and everyday heard phrase. This is also reflected in the way that Alan is. He could be said to be a bit strange and usually a bit too over the top. I wanted the character to appear very interesting to an audience and intreaguing almost. I wanted Alan to be almost the comedic character in this play much like Orderly and i wanted him to make a heavy impact on an audience and stand out.
In looking at Alan's background, he used to be a shoplifter and get into lots of trouble and didnt really have nothing for himself. Shortly after he decided to run away from all of this and try and escape to a new life and he did this successfully. When he met his wife however things changed and the class system was introduced. When he had his two children the govornment were interested and saw that Alan proved to be a fantastic father. With no knowledge of Alan's background he was offered a job as a Baby Salesman, putting his good art skills to use and designing children for couples that wish for a child. Obviously all classes ecept 5. This was obviously a huge turning point for Alan and his family as he was able to provide more when he began working for the govornment. This is kind of why Alan is the way he is. Due to his happiness of the life he used to have compared to the one he has now. This is his motivation in helping others because of his past situation and he has many sympathy for Class 5's as he used to be in a similar situation and he wished he could give all Class 5's children and give them the chance to breed.
The way Alan actually acts is interesting. When he is first seen he is seen in his office selling Ralph and Lucinda a Baby. He is restricted in his movement as he is sitting down at a desk. So it proved interesting to convey Alan's crazy way of speaking and moving. He will show many emotions through his hand movements and facial expressions and he will almost appear as a fidget because of the fact he gets into his job and can get a little excited. This can include a lot of the time just throwing his hands forward, pointing or just every so often moving in his chair. The only time he really is restricted in movement is when he attempts to take what he is doins seriously and listen to others Speaking e.g. Ralph talking why he would be good with children.
Alan seems to be very very friendly towards others and can almost say anything without thinking, for example during the ceremony when he is asking Lucinda to put lipstick on and saying she looks 10 years older and when he is Talking about Ralph saying he is ill-educated and lacks capital. Alan isnt really bothered by this and he isnt aware of how he is and occasionally holds back to let others get on with it. I want to convey my character a lot through using many movements and using the space that i am given well. This will convey his energetic side and create a nice contrast to others on the stage.
When you see the different scenes that Alan is in, i kind of wanted to suprise the audience with the way in which Alan acts and almost be completely different to how i usually am in real persons, using much more louder speech and movement and almost in my character appearing as a show off who acts up all the time as if there is a camera there.
My character most of the times acts as if there is always a camera recording him or he is on a tv show or programme. Looking at American TV programmes when many of them act very OTT.
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