Such a poignant scene!
Jacinta and Mel worked really hard in this scene, needing to convey a moment between the two that involves a glimpse into Ishtar’s complex relationship with her mother. Jacinta had to shift from storming in angrily, to breaking down and curling up on the floor. The turmoil that she experiences – pregnancy, Finn, relationship with Samira – is revealed in this moment. As Leticia explained, the play has shown up until this point just how much she clashes with her mother. This scene now reveals her love for her mother, her sympathy for what she went through and her guilt for running away. The actors ran the scene through a few times, each time there seemed to be greater tension and energy. The emotion was effectively conveyed: Ishtar’s grief and Jade’s attempts to help against the backdrop of the cave and Jordan’s painted handprints.
It seemed that at this moment, both girls shared a sense of guilt and anger – Ishtar for making her mother worry and wanting to challenge the assumptions that have been made about Samira, and for Jade, her anger at Jordan built and then when Ishtar says “Who did this? It’s amazing” – Mel conveyed Jade’s own inner turmoil about what happened with Jordan.
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