What character are you playing?
Pocahontas is Salma, John Smith is Riccardo, Sam is the Henchmen and Sireen is the Chief.
What Melodrama conventions will YOU be using in your performance and how will you use them?
1. Pocahontas falls in love with John Smith at the beginning to give a reason for why she rescued the damsel.
2. The Damsel (Riccardo) will be captured by the Henchmen (Sam) right after they fall in love so that Pocahontas (Salma) will have a reason to go after the villain (Sireen).
3. Pocahontas will rescue John Smith towards the end and they will live happily ever after.
What costumes will you wear? Why?
Pocahontas will wear a leather dress, blue necklace and a tattoo drawn with a marker. John Smith will wear a white long sleeved blouse, denim jeans and boots. The chief will wear a black leather vest with tassels and an orange shirt. The henchmen will wear tribal clothing.
What props will we use?
Greenscreen for backgrounds. Spears for fighting. Bows and arrows
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