Revision Questions

for Yes Yes Yes

Note:

When answering the following question you will want to find and provide physical examples from the production. A physical example is when you describe, with specificity, what is happening on stage at the time. Get down to specific detail, for example, explaining how the actor/performer is standing or moving, how far away from the audience they are, what is happening with technology, where exactly they are in space, etc. The more detail, the better!

DRAMA TECHNIQUES: BODY, VOICE, MOVEMENT AND SPACE:

• Describe how Karin used drama techniques to create rapport with the audience. Discuss why this rapport with the audience was necessary and important?

• Explain how Karin made an ordinary moment heightened using drama techniques and discuss the impact this had on the audience.

• Explain Karin’s use of drama techniques and how she created a sense of authenticity within the performance.

• Choose specific moments where you felt Karin used her body, voice, movement and space in combination to create impact, focus or to support an important idea.

• Discuss why authenticity is important in a play about consent.

• Discuss how Karin used drama techniques when narrating and commenting on the positive consent story between Karin and Tom.

• How did she differentiate between narration and commentary using techniques?

• How did Karin’s body language, voice and focus change when she was facilitating the Ari and Jamie scenes? How did this contrast with her use of techniques in Karin and Tom’s narrative?

• How did Karin use drama techniques to communicate subtext in her performance? Use a specific moment and example to discuss this use of subtext.

• Discuss what you found compelling about the actor’s use of drama techniques in the performance. Choose a specific moment to focus on.

CHARACTER:

• Discuss the use of Verbatim Theatre and the forms features, in the creation of the characters you met within the performance. What impact did this have on the audience and actors' relationship?

• What did you understand about the characters and the story, through the way that Karin portrayed them in the performance?

• Think further: How did the way the scripts were written and performed by audience members for Ari and Jamie’s story support your understanding of the other characters?

• What did you learn about Ari and Jamie’s world in these

• What strands of consent do each of the characters represent and how is this communicated through the acting techniques used?

• What was the purpose of each character in the performance? Construct notes for each character in the performance around the following bullet points:

• Karin or an audience members use of drama techniques to communicate the character

• How they challenged you as an audience member

• How subtext was used in a specific moment to communicate an important idea.

DIRECTOR/DESIGNER CONCEPT:

• Discuss the purpose of the performance and how the varied discussions of consent link to what is happening in the world; socially, politically or historically. Link your ideas to specific moments or examples from the performance.

• How did features of Verbatim Theatre impact the style of delivery of the content?

• What theatre form and features of that form can you identify?

• How does the use of this theatre form challenge and serve the audience?

• Discuss the impact Verbatim theatre has on the structure of the performance?

• Discuss the impact of Drama Conventions on how the director has brought the play to life on stage?

• What do you think Eleanor and Karin are asking you to think about in the way they have structured Yes Yes Yes?

• How was the structure of the play different from a linear narrative and why was this important?

• How did this affect you as an audience member?

• What was the impact of having the video interviews following Karin’s, Ari’s and Jamie’s stories? How did this enhance your understanding of the strands of consent being spoken about?

• Discuss the importance of being able to respond to the performance through anonymous text messages?

• Discuss why the use of humour and authenticity was integral to this performance?

DRAMA CONVENTIONS - STRATEGIES ESTABLISHED TO MAKE MEANING AND CONNECT TO WIDER CONTEXT:

(NB - make sure you are familiar with what the established Drama Conventions are by discussing this with your teacher)

• Identify a moment in the performance where Drama Conventions were used to create focus, mood or atmosphere:

• Explain how the convention or combination of conventions were used in the performance

• Discuss the impact of the use of the convention or combination of conventions in this moment

• Discuss how meaning was created for you, as an audience member, in this moment

• Discuss how the use of a convention or combination of conventions in a specific moment helped you think about the big ideas and themes of the play.

• What was the wider context (socially, historically, politically or geographically) that this moment linked to?

DRAMA ELEMENTS AND HOW THEY DRAW OUR ATTENTION TO THEMES, MOTIFS AND SYMBOLS:

• What were the main themes, questions and ideas evident in the performance? Link these themes, questions and ideas to specific moments or examples from the performance.

• How were design and directorial elements (props, setting, AV, the use of microphones, audience positioning and interaction) and the Drama Elements used to build the performance? How did this make you feel as a member of the audience?

• Identify recurring symbols or motifs throughout the performance. Explain why they were important in helping you understand ideas around consent?

• Discuss how subtext was highlighted through the way Eleanor created focus, mood and tension in her directing choices and in the way Karin used techniques.

• How do these themes, symbols or ideas link to the wider world of the play or the wider context of Aotearoa and what impact does this have on the audience?

• Were there moments where the content was confronting or forced you to think about your understanding of consent in a new light? What impact does this have on the audience and you as a member of the audience?

TECHNOLOGY: LINK YOUR IDEAS TO SPECIFIC MOMENTS OR EXAMPLES IN THE PERFORMANCE.

Think about lighting, set, sound, props, costumes, make-up and how this helped bring you into the world of the play.

• How was technology used to create the atmosphere in the performance?

• How was technology used to differentiate the narratives around consent?

• How was technology used to highlight important ideas, themes and symbols in the performance?

• How was contrast and/or focus created or built through technology and why was this important?

• How did the use of technology help you gain a deeper understanding of consent?

• How did technology highlight a character within the performance?

• Discuss why this was impactful, exciting or challenged your expectations.

• Discuss the impact of Karin not wearing a microphone when she is telling Karin and Tom’s story in contrast with the use of microphones for Ari and Jamie’s story.

• How did the use of technology highlight or enhance a character's use of subtext in the performance? You could think about:

• How does lighting contribute to mood or tension in a specific moment that highlights the character's use of subtext?

• How does sound underscore a moment where a character is using specific subtext? What does this help you understand as an audience member?

• How Karin’s placement on the stage enhanced the moment of subtext.

• How the use of a prop supported Karin’s communication of subtext in a specific moment.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

When you are writing about Set or Costume, you need to be specific about the following details and also sketch what you see. Imagine the person you are writing for has not seen the production and create a vivid image in their mind of what you saw:

• For example: Set/Props

• The size, shape and dimensions of any set pieces or props used

• The materials used, their textures and the colours