INNER PRESENCE MOOD BOARD FOR THE ‘HEAD CHEF’.�IN THE WITCHES

HENRY WALTON

PERSONALITY

Whilst I was playing the ‘Head Chef’ I imagined in his personality he was quite angry, firm and yet careless. I portrayed this vocally by shouting and using sharp sentences and tones to convey firmness. The carelessness is highlighted when my character spits on the food going out. He is confident in his position in the kitchen but can’t bring himself to care about the food as it will not bring him anything personally.

FEARS

When thinking about my character I would say he doesn’t hold a lot of fears and that is due to his own carelessness. He doesn’t care if he loses his job, as seen through spitting on food. Therefore he doesn’t seem to fear failure or anything else personally. He actually seems a bit apathetic towards his own life. Yes he wishes for better but doesn’t actually care if it never happens. I would say that one fear would probably be mice, as I can channel this into my performance and most people have at least one irrational fear.

INNER THOUGHTS IN SCENE

In the beginning of the scene my character is going to be tired, fed up and annoyed. The audience can see this by my actions, just dumping the food on the plate and my facial expression when I’m told about a difficult customer. This is soon going to turn into panic when the mouse appears and we have to do our best to get rid of it.

FIRST AND LAST LINES

“Two lamb to table four”

“Quick GET THEM OFF”

My first and last lines in the play really highlight my characters nature. The first is reflective of his tired and apathetic nature, this is just another night. Turning to his inner panic by the time the scene has ended. I need to have the audience follow me through this emotionally . Whilst keeping to the comedic nature of the scene.