Comparing and Contrasting Demands of DFTA AND WWRY

Don't Feed The Animals and We Will Rock You are very contrasting pieces in terms of location, characters and synopsis. However there are a few similarities that you can identify:

Character Demands:
The character that I played in DFTA was one of the Gang members. I was Gang number 4. Her and the gang were leaders, excusing 'Angel'. They lead everyone into the circus. They occasionally speak, but were more the rebels of the group. Not going by the school code of conduct, dressing smartly, wearing the correct clothing, and smoking. My We Will Rock You character is Brit. She is a leader of her people, the Bohemians and plays a significant part in the play. Leading Galieo to the Bohemians and helping him become the one to bring back rock 'n' roll music. The obvious difference between my two characters is the age. So the levels of maturity are a lot different. My character in DFTA is a young very immature giggly character, whereas Brit is mature and does things by herself and isn't influenced by others. The similarity is that I play a leader and a rebellious character in both plays. They both have some sort of leadership at one point. Although Gang 4 doesn't seem to say much as follows the rest of the gang when Angel appears, where Brit does things her own way and has people following her. Brit is clear and devoted to what she wants but Gang 4, doesn't really know what she wants and doesn't care about her ambitions in life, as she bunks off school and follows the crowd. Both of my characters have similar voices. They both speak quite cockney and loud mouthed. From previous experiences as a child and now an adult, I'am more entitled to my own thoughts and know what I want in life, so I will apply this to my characterisation. 

A big difference between the characters I am playing and the circumstances I am playing the characters is the context of the production. One being a play which is set in the modern day, in which singing doesn't feature and a small part of dancing, and the other within a musical which I sing and dance quite a lot and over exaggerate my character. I feel a huge difference between performing in a play and in a musical. Its quite challenging as you need to be prepared to begin a musical number during you're dialogue. It requires a lot more movement and choreography.Also the use of a backing track and a strong vocal ability. This adds a lot more pressure, as you don't just have to learn the script.