"Hat Skit" Reflection

• The setting: a street in London. Time period, not specified.
• Characters: A confused older woman who has lost her sister. (Chelsea) and Police Officer who has to help her. (Dylan.) Oh, and the shopkeeper who informs Police Officer of some confusing news. (also Chelsea.)
• Plot: Chelsea walks onto stage breaking the fourth wall and asking the audience if she has seen her sister. Then, Dylan the Police Officer asks her some questions about her missing sister. Chelsea explains how Bertha (her sister) chased off a butterfly and never returned. They were at a shop on one of the streets. Dylan tells Cheslea he will call her when he learns news. She runs off stage dramatically and Dylan goes to the shop. Chelsea, now as the shopkeeper, tells Dylan that Martha (the confused lady) never had a sister and she is mentally ill because of a fall she took when she was younger. Dylan phones Chelsea and has her meet him at the café. She thinks Bertha is dead, but Dylan explains how she never had a sister. Chelsea remembers and leaves stage. Dylan is very confused. End scene.
• This was SO FUN! It was originally the first hat conversation we had in class. It was serious and I felt Chelsea and I could totally make it more. When we were planning it, we decided we wanted funny. It was so great working with Chelsea because I never had before. Her and I worked great together, and I felt we did a great job on the skit.
• The only thing I did wrong was I forgot to bring my skit home for the weekend and I didn’t get all my lines down fast enough for the performance. I could have done a lot better with that, but we did it all right.
• I hope I get to work again with Chelsea, it was great. I felt very positive about this skit, and after learning that it was so much like Theatre of the Absurd, I cannot wait to study that. It’s a blast.