Process
1.Comment on your effective use of class time. Were you here everyday? Descrive a typical drama class from start to finish.
Overall, mine and Rownock's effective use of class time was well spent. We were both present everyday. We would start out reviewing our lines as soon as we saw eachother, and we then we would talk about set design and practise our blocking.
2. Comment on the process work of each person in your group. Was he/she reliable. enthusiastic, supportive, prepared, and creative?
I found Rownock to be very reliable. everyday when she came we were always on task. We expressed creative ideas to eachother and made sure to give eachother tips on expressing our lines. I enjoyed working with her.
3. Describe how you and your group worked on blocking, memorization, characterization and pacing.
For blocking, our scene was simple. We made sure to be facing the audience while still being turned towards eachother. Memorizing our lines turned out to be much more easier then I thought, for when we went over them so many times we became used to them and they flowed naturally during the performance, especially since I was in costume I felt more in tune with my character. We took parts of ourselves and connected them with our characters. For example, Rownock is conservative and so is her character Gail. Lynette is more stylish and livid, and even though I am conservative volume-wise, I love fashion very much and like to have fun with what I wear. For pacing, I found that we ran through our lines a little faster then we had planned because the bell had gone and we both knew that no one in the class would want to stay longer then necessary.
4. Did you give consideration to costume, props, set decorations, lighting, sound. Explain.
Rownock and I both gave consideration to our costumes beforehand, at least a week before we performed. It was simple and I found this to be one of the most fun parts of our performace. For set decoration, we had a small black box because when we practiced with the table we found it too awkward to use, and considering they were supposed to be at a cafe we found a small box with a table cloth over top was more appropriate. We sorted out lighting beforehand and chose a soft lighting (9). We both wanted to make sure we were loud enough so everyone could hear us but still in the softness that we would talk in a cafe.
5. If you had these three weeks of process work to live over again, what would you do different?
If I had these three weeks over again, I think I would elaborate on the set design. For example I would maybe make a Cafe sign, or add in a fake plant.
Presentation
6. Were you nervous at any time during the performance? How did that extra energy affect you and how did you deal with it?
Because Rownock and I had to set up quickly and suddenly, my heart was beating very fast and I was quite nervous. I channeled that energy into my character, for how excited she was about having an affair and how nervous she was also about talking her best friend Gail into sleeping with her.
7. Comment on each of the following aspects of your performance: memorization, energy, concentration, characterization, blocking, pacing, vocal work (volume, articulation, expression) and movement.
Overall, I think my performance went well. For memorization, I remembered all my lines and I believe I worded them all correctly. Energy-wise, I really love acting and enjoyed it very much so I had positive energy around our performance. I was surprised that looking back on the performance I wasn't that aware of the audience. I felt that the costume helped greatly and also the full set. Not to mention the bright lights that blinded me from the audience. Blocking was simple. Pacing I found myself rushing more then I would of liked because I did not want to keep the audience longer then they had to be. I'm a naturally quiet person and so I found it difficult to project my voice but with no one else talking I found it came more naturally. I was worried that my expression was too much, and maybe I was too loud. Movement, like blocking was simple, but I made sure to interact with the table and lean when it was appropriate. For characterization, I really liked my character. I found Lynette to be very deep in her own troubles. Psychologically, Lynette is dealing with deep stress and perhaps some insecurities. She wants Gail to sleep with her, and perhaps that is suggesting she is losing touch with herself and needs another woman to make herself feel feminine and true to herself. During the performance I felt a bit uncomfortable saying certain lines because I'm not really one to voice my inner thoughts and feelings, no matter the subject matter. Also because of the subject matter that could somehow relate to me I also felt a bit embarrased, everyone knows I stand up for gay rights and I despise gramatically incorrect terms like "that's so gay." Overall, I felt I connected to Lynette and enjoyed portraying her.
8. Comment on the performance of each group member.
I felt Rownock did well in her character. Her memorization was great, except for skipping ahead one line during our performance, but it was a short line and did no harm. I think it was more due to nervousness. She always had a positive energy to performing and brought in most of the props- (my mother didn't want me to bring in her china cups). She was very dedicated to rehearsing and very easy to express ideas to. She paced her lines very well and I liked her expressiveness and felt her develop her character as the three weeks prgressed. I liked her vocal work, I felt her volume was appropriate and I found myself talking to Gail more then Rownock during our presentation. Her movement flowed easily and naturally. I felt her characterization was great, for we watched different actors perform it online and saw how those actors approached the characters, and I felt after that our minds opened up a bit more to the characters development. I thought maybe Gail could of been a bit more hushed and maybe trying to cover herself up a bit more and fidgeting, but I liked her overall approach and she was definitely a pleasure to work with.
9. Choose one other group and comment on the effectiveness of their performance. Be sure to comment on elements in #7 above. Also consider lighting, souns, props, and set design.
Group: Arsalan and Sina.
I enjoyed this performance, I found it funny and interesting. I liked the way they approached their characters. For memorization, they certainly needed improvement. Arsalan did well in continuing to act out while Sina was checking through his script to find his lines, and vica versa I liked their concentration, but found a lot of the effictiveness of what could of been a great performance lessened because of the unknown lines. In the beginning you could not see Sina, but they moved around and from then on I found their blocking to be good choices. Their pacing was good, as was their movement. I did notice however Arsalan would hold his beer bottle as if it was empty- when it was supposed to be full, and it would of tipped over if there had been actual beer inside. Maybe they could have filled it with water to avoid that. I found their volume appropriate, and and expression was well thought out. Their costumes were appropriate and also their set design was good. I found their performance to be very funny and well performed, but the memorization was incomplete and if they had memorized completely it would of been very good and well performed.
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