My Experience On Doing Our 'Maleficent' Role Play

     Our group name is Mini Minion and our group consists of 5 members that is Aizat, Redza, Erisya, Sakinah and me, Nazifa.

     On one fine day, we received a task to pick one title for our role play, we just simply pick out 'Maleficent' because we really didn't have any idea to think of any suitable title at that time as the time we are given to pick the title is to short. We choose 'Maleficent' because we thought that we can change it if we want afterwards. But no! Our lecturer didn't gave us permission for us to change our role play title despite she encourage us to do a role play on Maleficent because she thought that it is one of a kind and it is not easy to do role play on that title. At that time, I feel that I just hit a rock bottom because I thought that it was impossible for us to do because it was not an easy task. Our dear lecturer, Miss Dini gave us some idea that is to cast Aizat as the Maleficent while Redza will be casting as Princess Aurora. She thought that it will be fun if a guy becomes a female character.

Main cast

     After a short discussion, we agree to proceed with 'Maleficent' as our role play title with Aizat as Maleficent, Redza as Princess Aurora, me as Knotgrass, Erisya as Flittle and Sakinah as Thistletwit. Aizat volunteered himself to write the script as he is the one who suggested that title first. A few days passed and we didn't do anything yet while the other group has proceed with their script, list of props and so on. We started to feel the pressure and after about two days later then we got our script. But it just one and a half page script! We were so shocked to see that it was too short and we asked Aizat to add some scene and make it longer.

     After all the hardship then we got our full script. We tried to practise once but not with action. We just use our voice and tried to imitate how the characters in the movie talks just to see whether we passed the time limit or not. The role play should not be more than 20 minutes. Unfortunately yeah we managed to make it less than 20 minutes but things that saddens us was it was too short maybe for just 10 minutes. We started to feel burdened all over again. Aizat suggested that we have to make more action and not to talk too fast to make our role play longer.

     After that we started to memorize our script. Days passed by and there it is we only have one day left to practise as the next day was the day of the role play. We don't have any props yet except Maleficents horn that Sakinah made by herself. I urged Redza to buy crown, coloured paper, mahjong paper marker pen and so on to make some props as we didn't have any. I planned to make some grass props and a spinning wheel using a box. We practise two times only that night and hoping that we could do better the next day.

     The day that we fear the most had arrived and we are so nervous yet excited to perform on stage because this is our first time to be performing live on stage. We are lucky because our team turn was at 6:30 p.m. and the hall was filled with our classmates only.

     We put on some make up on Aizat and Redza. The funninest part was when Redza had to wear a dress as he acts as a princess. We also put a scarf and a crown on his head to make him looks more girlish.

     Our turn has come and we perform our best on stage. The embarrassed part was when I forgot my script. I tried not to laugh but i can't because that was a very funny moment. I saw that Miss Dini and our fellow classmates enjoy our role play thanks to Aizat and Redza who can act very well I guess.

     This will be a memory that I will cherish forever in my life. I was super duper satisfied with our role play that day after all the hardship that we have gone through.

Mini Minion

Posted by : Nor Nazifa Binti Rosli