Beatboxing

As part of our common ground rehearsal we did a beatboxing workshop with Grace Savage, a female beatboxer who came in to help us learn the basics of beatboxing to add a dimension to our play.

During the session we learned the roots of beat boxing, did a few basic exercises and all got into groups to perform a beat. I found this workshop to be very engaging and entertaining and I also think it adds a nice dynamic to the play and fits in well with the busy street vibe we are trying to portray. The scene was incorporated into the first scene when Beth sings the "Jesus gave me water song" which I think works well as it helps to add a dimention to Beths character before all is described within the play. I also it gives the Christians a different vibe, as opposed to the generic portrayal of Christians. I also think the beat boxing serves as a good mouth warm up for actors that are not doing it within a specifically within a scene on a basic level.