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Performing &
Production Arts
Unit 12 Project Proposal

Candidate
Name Evangeline Lloyd
Candidate 358334
Number
Pathway Level 3 Performance and Production Arts

Project Title Final Major Project : Metamorphoses

Section 1: Review
Being a part of the Bath Theatre Academy for the last two years has changed me as a
performer, as a writer, as a dancer and so much more. During my time, I have worked with
so many talented people and learned so many skills for my future endeavours in the
industry. I am proud to say that I think I have become the best version of myself
professionally and that I have become educated in the world of theatre and performing.
When starting the course, I was truly excited to work with people as enthusiastic about
performing as I was, I wanted to get stuck in and learn everything there was to learn. Within
my first year, I definitely struggled with finding myself and my voice when performing.
Although I might have been a loud voice in rehearsal rooms, deep down I worried that what I
was contributing wasn’t right, but after completing my first year and listening to all the
feedback I was given, I realised that my excitement and enthusiasm were appreciated and I
just need to be better at sharing my ideas constructively. When starting BTA I knew I had an
interest in Stage Combat which was one of the reasons for entering the course. At the end
of last year and during my second year I was given the opportunity to explore my interest by
completing an exam and filming a short fight reel. During these periods I found many
challenges as some of my peers weren’t as enthusiastic about Stage Combat as I was and I
grew frustrated as it was something I knew I wanted to pursue. But because of other
experiences that BTA had offered I now had an understanding that not every task we did
others would be as interested as I was. Now as I prepare to move on from BTA I know that I
still want to continue Stage Combat and apply for courses including combat work. As a
performer, I have appreciated all the opportunities I have been given to perform work I have
written such as my Independent Project, Shakeslam and the New Writing Evening. Without
these chances, I would have never taken the time to write a piece of theatre and I would
have never found the joy of performing something I wrote or helped work on. As I now move
on to my Final Major Project, I can use all the skills I have learnt to help me produce my best
work.
Section 2: Project Concept
My FMP project is a play written by Sami Ibrahim, Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz, it is
inspired by Ovid’s work and is called Metamorphoses. The piece is playful and explores the
intense stories of the Greeks and how the gods treat mortal beings. The play brings up
many topics that are still relevant within today’s society and reveals the truth to those willing
to take it. When finding out that I would be a part of a story that included the myths of the
Greeks I was very excited. I have always had an interest in Greek stories and the Gods, so
being able to perform and research about them was definitely something I was looking
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forward to. My aim with this FMP is to get stuck in and learn all that there is to learn about
the history behind the characters, I want to be able to recall all the research that I do in the
rehearsal room and be able to help my peers with character work. In the rehearsal space, I
want to share all the ideas I have and throw myself into any physical work that is offered to
me. I want to be able to take notes from lots of different practitioners that I work with and
practise those so I can produce the best possible performance that I can. This may include
taking physical notes of feedback that I am given or having video recordings of my work to
go away and practise in rehearsal rooms or outside of the theatre/college. By doing this I will
increase my knowledge of the play and characters and be able to increase my
professionalism in the space. As intensives come to a close and I work towards tech week I
want to have a fully detailed version of my script of my exits and entrances and any
character work or ensemble work within the scenes. Having this will make tech week
incredibly smooth and help keep up the quick pace of the week so the shows can be the
best versions they can. Outside of the rehearsal room, I can work on my independent study
to help guide me with my intentions for the characters and the audience, I will practise my
lines and any movement-based work I have been set. Perfecting these during my own study
time will help my director in the space as I have already done the research and hard work
outside of the room.
Section 3: Evaluation
For me to create an insightful and educated evaluation and reflection of my work I will do
many tasks to keep me updated. Firstly I will be taking notes each day of rehearsals to help
me remember all the scenes and ensemble work that we did so when I go back and reflect I
can see the changes in the work and how I grew as a performer and developed the skills that I
learned. Secondly, I will be using the reflection videos I create each week to help remember
my thoughts and opinions on how the weeks went and see how the cast has produced into an
ensemble. By doing these I can reflect on what was challenging, what I learned, what went
well, what could I do next time, and what I need to prepare each week. Thirdly, when we get
closer to the performance days I will ask my peers and take notes on how we each thought
the run-throughs went and how we can make the process go more smoothly next time we run.
This technique can also be used during the performances and can even ask audience members
who watched what we could do to improve our next shows. For me to successfully be able to
reflect on my process I need to keep up with all notes and reflection videos so I can focus on
the work I will be creating and not fall behind as it could make my evaluation not as strong
as it could be with correct time-management.
Proposed Research Sources and Bibliography (Harvard Format)
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transgender-myths.

www.youtube.com. (n.d.). Gender, love and sex: What can we learn from the ancient Greek
poet Sappho? | BBC Ideas. [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/OwwNow19bsA?
si=k_qdt7RG7NtxaPjc
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clark (2022). Patroclus and Achilles: The Truth Behind Their Relationship. [online] Classical
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Zaleski, C. (2018). purgatory | Definition & History. In: Encyclopædia Britannica. [online]
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www.dramaonlinelibrary.com. (n.d.). Metamorphoses. [online] Available at:

https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/playtext-overview?docid=do-9781784606763&tocid=do-
9781784606763-div-00000004&st=Metamorphoses
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Vanderpool, E. (2018). Olympia | ancient site, Greece. In: Encyclopædia Britannica. [online]
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Ray, M. (2019). Live Aid | History, Date, Bands, & Facts. In: Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Anon, (2023). Tune In to the ’80s: What Genres of Music Captured the Era? - Brilliantio.
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Soken-Huberty, E. (2022). Top 20 Current Global Issues We Must Address. [online] Human
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prevalence-of-anxiety-and-depression-worldwide.

Project Action Plan and Timetable

Week Date Week Activity / What you are intending to Resources / What you will need to
Beginning do - including independent study do it - including access to
workshops
Week 1 Script (that we were given on
4th March Monday – Monday was our first Monday)
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Metamorphoses session with our Pencil Case
director Nat Simone. In this session, Notebook
we worked as an ensemble with Laptop
some ensemble techniques to come
together as a group for the first time.
Afterwards, we spent the rest of the
day reading the script and analyzing
the scene as a collective. We also
discussed how we could portray the
scenes and what scenes we should
show the audience. Nat suggested
the themes she has for the play and
what themes we were interested in
exploring.
Independent study – In my independent
study sessions I started work on
research for my initial research
presentation and ideas for my creative
task.
Tuesday – On Tuesday, I worked with
my tutor Kris on advice for my
presentation and continued working
and researching on my initial
presentation.
Wednesday – On Wednesday, we
worked with our voice coach Ellian and
started to explore music that would help
elevate some of the scenes in our play.
We then played around with flipping
them and trying music that would
contrast what is happening in the
scene.
Thursday – On Thursday we had a
directing session with Lex to aid us on
our directing journey within FMP.
Monday – On Monday we had another Script
11th March R&D rehearsal session with our Pencil Case
Director Nat. In this session we worked Notebook
on characters from the script, how they Laptop
would walk, what part of their body they
would lead from, how they would talk
and how they would greet others. We
played around with this as an ensemble
with all the characters for the script. We
also explored transforming into animals
as in our play many characters
transform into different
creatures/animals. We worked in
groups on how we physically and
vocally changed from a human to a dog
and a human into a stag.
Tuesday – On Tuesday I had my
presentation for my initial research
task. I presented to the class my
question which was “Transgender
Myths and Queer Belonging in Ancient
Greece”, People were able to ask
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questions and the research was for my
group to use in the rehearsal room.
Wednesday – On Wednesday, we
worked with our voice coach Ellian and
we worked in pairs to explore music to
a scene in our play. Once we found a
song we changed the lyrics to link it the
the themes/story of the scene.
Thursday- On Thursday, we worked
again with Lex to explore directing and
were able to do our own directing in
small groups.
Monday – On Monday, we met our Script
18th March movement director Cat Giles and she Pencil Case
worked with us to explore different Notebook
elements of Metamorphoses by using Laptop
our bodies/physical theatre. We looked
at dogs and how to become a dog
physically and then moving into a
human, we looked at trees and how we
would become a tree as an ensemble.
As a collective we played around with
lifts and trusting each other and how we
could incorporate lifts into our play.
Again this week we did lip-syncing for
the scene Actaeon and everyone got
involved with dancing in the
background. And finally, we looked at
the text once more to let people play
with different characters.
Tuesday – On Tuesday in theory I
watched other classmates'
presentations and took notes on their
research for the rehearsal room.
Wednesday – On Wednesday, we
performed our newly made songs to
our classmates to help with devising
the scenes. We then were given three
songs to choose from and create a
song about the character Orpheus and
his story.
Thursday – On Thursday, we had our
last directing session where we got in
groups and directed each other scenes
and our practitioner Lex came around
and gave us directions as well.

25th March Monday – Monday was our last Script

session of R&D before intensives Pencil Case
started. We started the session by
performing the Orpheus songs that we
Notebook
created in our session with Ellian last Laptop
Wednesday so we could show them to
our director. This was so Ellian could
use our work and create a song that we
could use in intensives. We then split
off into small groups and created
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another song for “The Palace of the
Sun”. This is to be used for the final
scene to introduce the palace of the
Sun and the character Pheobus. We
also split off and the women (and those
with higher voice ranges) went to
practise a song from the “Orpheus and
the Ciconian Women”. And to end of
the day we were given our casting so
we could practise and prepare over the
easter holidays.
Tuesday – On Tuesday we watched
our final presentations from those who
had not performed. We also asked Kris
any last questions we had for the
theory work as it was our last theory
lesson.
Wednesday – On Wednesday we
had our final session with Ellian
where we worked on voice and how
each of our characters would
talk/sound. And finally, we
discussed song lyrics to help Ellian
over the holidays to write our songs
for the scenes that need them.
15th April Monday - Script
On Monday we spoke to our course leaders Highlighters
about the theory work. We also signed
contracts about the new sessions starting in
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intensive rehearsals, these contracts were to Laptop
make the rehearsals go more smoothly. Pencil case
Once we had finished signing we started
rehearsals with our directors. The first thing
we did was a read-through of the script now
that everyone had their roles. A read-
through helped us as an ensemble to get a
feel of each voice in the space with their
characters.
Tuesday -
On Tuesday I had a drama school audition
so I did not attend rehearsals although I was
told by other cast members to create a
character bio ready for Monday.
Wednesday -
On Wednesday we did some character
work and developed our characters and
their relationships. We also worked as an
ensemble on some memorable moments
within the piece and quotes that we think
stand out. We also shared what we would
like the audience to think of our
performance and wrote these down on giant
posters throughout our rehearsals. We are
now able to look at these posters as they
will be in every rehearsal. On this day, we
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also shared lines for one of the scenes that I
am in Actaeon so we can start learning
them ready for when we block the scene. I
also explored the first scene that I am in the
creation and we played around with voices
in the space and the use of microphones to
explore how we would like the beginning
of the play to begin.
Thursday -
On Thursday I started by discussing with
my cast members in the scene IO to talk
about what should be cut out of the scene
and what should stay in and what are
characters, motives are and how I shall
narrate the scene. We also explored the
Ciconian women's song, the power behind
it and how possibly we can stage it. Finally,
we also explored the Orpheus song and the
backing vocals for the scene.
Friday -
On Friday I got to play around with my
character Diana and the song that she lip
syncs to. I got to discover the movement of
this character how she reacts with other
characters and the power that she holds
within the scene. On Friday. I also finished
my character bio ready for Monday and
explored extra questions like relationships,
age, wealth status, and life purpose. Finally,
we explored movement in our final scene
and how as an ensemble we can create a big
finale for the audience.
Monday - Script
22nd April On Monday we spent most of the Highlighters
day hot seating. Our characters
explore the vulnerabilities and
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emotions that we may not see on Laptop
stage. This gave us a chance to play Pencil case
with other characters and how they
may react to one another. By doing
this we can delve into a side of our
characters that maybe we can bring
forth into our rehearsals.
Tuesday -
On Tuesday I was called in to
discuss lines for the scene IO and
talk about what movement we could
possibly use for the scene as the
scene talks about difficult topics. I
was also called in to discuss lines
for Orpheus and the Ciconian
women and the power that they hold
as a collective.
Wednesday -
On Wednesday I had a movement
session for the scene Actaeon,
where we looked at the movement of
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the hunters and how it contrasts
with the movement of the nymphs
and Diana. As an ensemble we also
looked at the finale scene and what
movement and stillness we can use
during the big finish to our show.
Thursday -
On Thursday I was called in to
rehearse lines for Io and talk about
our characters. During this time one
of our cast members couldn't make
it so we had someone fill in to
practice and we set in place the
possible version where they couldn't
make the performance. I also had a
line read-through for the creation
and how we are going to use our
voices in the space as for a period of
time we cannot be seen by the
audience
Friday –
On Friday we experimented with the
scene Orpheus and the Ciconian
women and how we came together
as an ensemble-like chorus for the
scene, we then moved on to the
singing section of the scene and
how all the other actors could
journey onto the stage. At the end of
the session, I was given the chance
to work with our voice coach to
practise lip-syncing for my role as
Diana, I was able to practise with the
song and how to correctly hold the
microphone as well as enunciate my
words.
29th April Script
Monday – Highlighters
On Monday we blocked the stage Notebook
for scene Io and we helped Kayleigh Laptop
with her session with a water bucket Pencil case
and how we can use it within the
scene and make it meaningful for
the audience. In the second half of
the day, we continued blocking for
Actaeon and practised with a replica
of the giant skirt Diana wears at the
end of the scene.
Tuesday –
On Tuesday we rehearsed the
blocking we had created for Io and
finalised all movement for the
scene. In the afternoon we had a
photographer come in to take
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rehearsal photos to promote the
play, while this was happening we
rehearsed the beginning scene “The
Creation” and how the narrators
should bounce off each other when
saying the lines. Finally, we
practised Actaeon with Diana’s
dress and how that transition could
be smooth for an audience member.
Wednesday –
On Wednesday I had a read-through
of Actaeon with the other cast
members as some of the lines are
quick-paced, so by practising we
would be ready next time we run the
scene. I also had a movement
session for the scene Arachne as
some cast members have been asked
to create a web movement for the
scene. This involved us
experimenting with ropes and how
to manipulate them to make them
look realistic.
Thursday –
On Thursday, our singing coach
came in to run over the sun jingle
with the whole ensemble to practise
each of our harmonies and put them
into the scene. And we also ran over
the harmonies for the ciconian
women scene so next week we can
start to run the song in the scene.
Friday –
On Friday, I ran over different
scenes such as Actaeon, Phaethon
Pheobus and Arachne. We
continued blocking and rehearsed
what we had made.
7th May Tuesday – On Tuesday we Script
continued blocking with scenes Highlighters
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such as Cephalus and Procris, Laptop
Arachne and Io. More Pencil case
specifically we practised using
water in the scene Io and how
we can make it safe for the
stage.
Wednesday – On Wednesday,
we rehearsed the scenes “The
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Creation” and Actaeon using
more of the props that we had
been given. I also had a costume
fitting on Wednesday and I got to
try different versions of my
costume and see what fit/worked
for the character.
Thursday –
On Thursday, we ran over
scenes such as Io, Archne and
Cephalus and Procis. In each of
these scenes we focused on the
intention and how we do the
scenes with no script.
Friday –
On Friday, we finished blocking for
Actaeon and rehearsed the scene
with props and the costume change.

During this week, we ran through Script

12th March each of the scenes and started, Highlighters
as an ensemble, to do run- Notebook
throughs of the play and each Laptop
transition between each scene. Pencil case
We did these with our movement
director Cat and our sound
director to make each transition
flow between each other. We
also rehearsed each of the
songs within the play with our
voice coach so we could practice
singing within the scenes and
how we would start singing.

Tech week
Monday –
On Monday, we had another day of rehearsals were we worked on notes from our pervious runs and
made sure we knew which steps we were standing on so when we went into the theatre the next day
we could get through more work.
Tuesday –
Tuesday was my first day of tech where I was able to run scenes 1-5 with lighting, sound and
traversing the stage. I was able to practise my song and movement with a wireless microphone and
have a movement session with my full costume.
Wednesday –
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Wednesday was my second day of tech and I got to run-through three more of my scenes with new
props and costumes. I was able to practise my quick change with my new costume for Io and bring on
all props that were now available.
Thursday –
On Thursday we finished our tech session and had our first dress rehearsal to the rest of the second
years. After completing the run we had notes from the run and went onto our first show with a sold
out audience.
Friday – Saturday
Over the course of Friday and Saturday we had three shows to the public and received notes after our
Friday show ready for the last two. All shows ran smoothly and we had great, positive feedback from
our friends and family!