We did this to help us work out the main events in the story and pick out the scenes that mattered the most in telling the tale. As well as this, it allowed us when watching others perform there 1 minute pieces to spot things that we had missed when reading the script and go over it again.
All the pieces were different yet showed the same scenes, obviously the ones they thought impacted the most. For example, we all focused on the scene that described the man who they were going to blame for the murder. The characters all had to put there bit in when describing the alleged murderer. It's a brilliant scene as they all think of things to put in:
DANNY: "What were his teeth like?"
PHIL: "Bad very, bad."
Just them describing the post man with such vivid extra details, you started to imagine what he would actually look like in real life. Making the audience almost feel a part of making up this fake scenario with the characters on stage. It's a lovely piece of script and was a very effective part in the story, thats why it was highlighted so much when making our 1 minute versions.
The importance of the character of the postman, is that he is the character the audience have empathy for. Unseen and played by no one, the audience has to rely on the script to give them the details which allows the audience to imagine and interpret the information given. As well as this, the audience known straight away that the post man is innocent. This makes the crowd think and put themselves in the postman's shoes. Making the audience feel something for this character and leaving the show with there minds wandering about the unfairness of life.
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