Evaluating our Performance

I think that our performance went really well and even better than it did in rehearsal, however I did think we rushed it a little at the beginning because our adrenaline was high. We all worked really well together, no one forgot their lines and all the physicality went really well, After listening to what the audience had to say I think they really enjoyed it, especially the scene where clay got beat up because they found it really realistic.

I really enjoyed the performance and did not let the fact that my braces broke distract me, I thought I could have waited a little longer before I said my lines because then the silence would have been even better, however I believe I would do that if we performed it again.

I think our class did an amazing job because no one lost character and we all worked really hard to make the play a success. Over the past few weeks I feel I have become really close to my theatre group and it has been great being able to work with different people, listen to each others ideas and work all together.

I really felt that the audience were engaged with our performance and didn't loose focus because the physical theatre we used was on point  and interesting to watch. The physical theatre I believe really made the performance because it made the piece quite abstract and unusual. I have learnt a lot about how effective physical theatre can be because I had never really use it before this performance.

The audience also commented on the use of multi role, I think that our transitions from one role to another were very smooth and also all the other transitions were good because I didn't feel my energy or anyone else's drop in the room. Doing this play has been a great experience because there were no individual parts so we got to work as a chorus and make the play work for us even though we had a lot of people in it.

I felt I was fully focused throughout the performance and I can understand how the games and exercises have helped me leading up to the performance. All the games we played were for a reason, they helped with our energy, our focus, spacial awareness, working as a group and many other things to help build the performance.

Looking at the grading criteria I believe I have achieved a Distinction because I believe I was able to perform with confidence and control. I think I was fully focused throughout the performance and I spoke with clarity and the physicality was on point. I think I used all the skills I have learnt in the past terms in my performance to make it more effective and exciting to watch. Finally I think I was able to interact with others on stage and be aware of them as well as communicating my intentions to the audience thorough my tone of voice and body language. 

To improve I think we should have learnt our lines better and been more focused during the earlier rehearsals because we started to run out of time. I also think I need to remeber to always have energy even if I am just watching something happen and if we did the play again I think it would have been great to do some of the scenes we cut out which we didnt do because we ran out of time so we wouldnt be able to do them in enough depth to be at the same standard as the rest of the performance.

I have really enjoyed performing this play and I believe I have been able to take direction well and I think the standard of acting in our performance was great. I look forward to performing it again to the other class and seeing how their performance went.