Superintendent (acting)

Question 1

How do you show the Superintendents authority through physicality?

Answer 1

1. Adopt a commanding presence
2. upright posture
3. authoritative gestures to convey confidence

Question 2

How might Superintendent act in informal settings?

Answer 2

A more relaxed posture and softer vocal delivery in private scenes to convey vulnerability

Question 3

Explore desperation to protect police forces reputation ?

Answer 3

1. Convey sense of urgency and anxiety through heightened physician tension and rapid speech patterns

Question 4

How would you approach the comedic elements of Superintendent trying to cover up the truth? (2)

Answer 4

1. Empathize physical awkwardness
2. Exaggerated reactions of playing up the absurdity of characters attempts to cover the truth

Question 5

What defines the character of the Superintendent ei his want for self

Answer 5

Self preservation and genuine belief in the righteousness of his cause

Question 6

What could be a comic reaction used by Superindendent or Pissani to something scary/ shock? (2)

Answer 6

Superintendent would run and jump into Pissani’s embrace and both look out into the audience (final embrace) in a
ridiculous and over the top reaction

Dual purpose
1) alluding to potential homosexual relationship
2) satirising the hyper-masculine Italian Police Force which supported right wing organization during the time in Which Fo was writing)

Question 7

What emotion might Superintendent be driven by?

Answer 7

fear of exposure rather than genuine concern for justice

Question 8

How would Superintendent act in public scenes?

Answer 8

Stiffer more formal demeanour in official settings with precise speech patterns and measured movements