Objectives

When working with any script  working out your objectives is the first thing you need to do, even if your first attempt doesn't work. Objectives guarantee you a purpose on stage and give your character a direction. Therefore for every scene, even if your not speaking, you must work out your objectives.
Act 1

Prologue
I have broken into an abandoned building with my friends and am exploring the space. My objectives in this scene are:
To notice- look at things around the room, noticing everything and anything. I also have to notice Mau when he enters the room.
To comment- when I see things I need to comment on them, sharing them with my friends. I also comment on Mau's action at the end of the scene.

Scene 1
I am a drowning sailor who is praying when faced with death. My objectives are:
To pray- I am kneeling on the floor silently mouthing a prayer.
To sway- the movement in my body is a swaying reflecting what it would be like to be on a ship. When I drown I also sway but moving across the room, not just in one place.

Scene 2
In this scene I am a zombie and I am also Locaha. My objectives are:
To build- I put my body 'back together' sharply twitching.
To drum- I drum and say 'Imo made the fish, Imo made sea.'
To glare- I am looking around, with an evil and zombie persona.
To laugh- as one of mannerisms for Locaha is a high pitched laugh, any scene I am in when I play Locaha, I will laugh.
To follow- I follow Mau around the stage taunting him.
To touch- whilst following Mau I reach out and touch, another way I taunt him because I know he fears me and take pleasure in that.

Scene 6
In this scene I am a wave and I am also Locaha. My objectives are:
To sway- using my legs, neck, arms and spine I move low to the floor recreating the movement of a wave.
To laugh- when I become Locaha to signify the change.
To circle- I circle around Mau trying to overpower him.
To growl- when Daphne wakes up, this angers me and therefore, to contrast to my normal laughing I growl.

Scene 9
In this scene I create the woman's place where Cahle gives birth. My objectives are:
To whisper- I whisper a sort of enchantment as part of the ritual.
To enclose- I stand and raise my arms above Cahle to create a shelter around her.
To chase- I chase after Daphne when she leaves to go to the beach.

Scene 10
In this scene I perform the beer ceremony, become a forest and a hungry islander. My objectives are:
To chant- I chant 'beer beer beer beer' as part of the ceremony.
I dance- dancing is part of the ceremony and I dance reflecting the characteristics of fire and air.
To crouch- I crouch in a circle waiting to taste the beer, excited and attentive,
To reach- as a tree I have to extend my arms and legs to form a tree-like shape.
To hunch- when I am hungry my body has to physically represent this and therefore I hunch over to show how weak my body has become.
To sing- when the islanders are allowed onto the island and are told they will be fed they sing in celebration. The song needs to express their emotion and share their story with the audience.

Scene 13
In this scene I talk to Mau as Locaha in the lagoon. My objectives are:
To process- I walk slowly from stage right to downstage.
To follow- wherever Mau goes I have to keep getting closer to him, as if I am closing in on him.
To lift- I lift Mau up and turn him as though he is floating, drowned in the water.
To laugh- to maintain my characters mannerism.

Scene 14
In this scene I sit on the steps watching hopefully as Mau lays dead and Daphne travels to the land of the dead. My objectives are:
To watch- I need to constantly watch everything that happens in the scene.
To notice- if someone gets upset I need to notice this and react accordingly.
To laugh- to maintain my characters mannerism.
Scene 15
In this scene Mau and Daphne have come to the underworld and I am trying to make them stay. My objectives are:
To herd- I bring all the other Locaha's into the space, beckoning them in.
To follow- I follow both Daphne and Mau around the space so everywhere they turn, Locaha is present.
To observe- in both the city and funeral scene.
To restrain- I hold Mau back during the funeral scene.
To laugh- to maintain my characters mannerism.

Scene 16
Similarly to scene 14, I watch intrigued as Daphne and Mau lay dead. My objectives are:
To watch- I need to constantly watch everything that happens in the scene.
To notice- if someone gets upset I need to notice this and react accordingly.
To laugh- to maintain my characters mannerism.
To growl- like scene 6, I am angry when I do not claim Mau and Daphne.

Act 2

Scene 1
In this scene I celebrate Twinkles birth and discover more about the meaning of the God Anchors. My objectives are:
To interact- as we want a communal feeling I have to interact with others to create that atmosphere and make it genuine.
To stare- I stare at the gods as they walk past and I stare at the watch when it is presented to Twinkle.
To protect- when Mau gets angry I protect myself and I also protect those around me.

Scene 2
In this scene I am a islander scared by the opening of the cave and also one of the grandfather statues. My objectives are:
To kneel- I kneel before the cave out of respect.
To shield- I shield my eyes from fear of the cave and I shield those around me.
To move- I subtly move my body from my spine as I lay like the grandfather statues.

Scene 3
In this scene I am an aristocrat trying to listen in to the conversation on stage. My objectives are:
To frown- as I am an aristocrat, I have a judgemental attitude about everything around me.
To cry out- when something 'tragic' happens, for comedic effect I dramatically cry out.


Scene 4
In this scene I am an islander curious to find out who has come to the island. My objectives are:
To observe- I am curious as to who has come to the island and want to see.
To protect- when I realise they are threatening me I want to protect myself. Also when they take Daphne I have a protective instinct towards her too.
To scream- when Ataba dies the shock and pain of it is expressed through screaming.
To kneel- out respect and emotion I kneel by Ataba's body.

Scene 5
In this scene we perform a ritual over Ataba's dead body. My objectives are:
To kneel- out of respect we all kneel around Ataba.
To reach- I reach up, down and across with my hands creating a sign as part of the ceremony.
To chant-  we chant 'Imo watches over here, Imo demands peace.'

Scene 7
In this scene I start on the balcony watching the battle and then try and tempt Mau to enter paradise. My objectives are:
To observe- I watch from the balcony excited and attentive to the fight taking pleasure in it.
To laugh- to maintain my characters mannerism.

To circle- I move around Mau, making him listen to me and to try and push him towards paradise.