Performance Review

1.    How did you feel before the performance and why?

I felt very nervous and unprepared as our run through just before still didn’t go perfectly.  I was also nervous about whether the boys in the group would remember their lines and stage directions.

2.    How did your group support each other during the performance?  Consider the team work and effective participators PLTS’s.

We supported each other really well as the set was in the correct place at the right time as everyone remembered their lines and cues.  Frankie covered up for Olly when he forgot his line and Jack and Frankie covered for me when I forgot a line.

3.    What was the strongest moment in the piece with regards to the intention of the work and why?

When a boy in the audience said he had learnt something from our performance.  This was during the ‘Emily Bile’ scene so that was probably the strongest part of the performance as it made the audience think and participate.

4.    What skills did you display as an actor?

I projected my voice throughout the performance and stayed in character.  I also worked as a joker quite well and got the audience to speak when they were asked to.

5.    How did you feel at the end of the performance and why?

Relieved that it was over as it was a long, hard process.  I was happy with the performance but I was very happy when it ended.

6.    How did your audience respond to the performance, use examples from your questionnaires?

They did as we instructed at the start and ‘booed’ in all the right places.  They laughed in all the right places also.  We asked for input, they did reluctantly at first but did move on as I encouraged them.

7.    How well did you work as a team during the workshop, what could have been improved?

I think as we worked well as a team during the workshop as when we got ideas from the audience, we had to improvise and adapt to what they said.  I think that whilst receiving ideas from the audience, we could have stayed in character better.

8.    If you were to work in this group again what would you do differently and why?

I wouldn’t leave Olly to do his own thing, I would give him explicit on what to do and encourage him to give his opinions and ideas.  I would also make sure that everybody knew exactly what was going on and make sure there were consequences for missing deadlines and rehearsals.

9.    What would improve your ‘performance’ as a TiE company?

Give ourselves each other clearly defined roles rather than just doing parts as we go along.  Also, create a rehearsal schedule and a checklist of all tasks, costumes, props and set we need and tick them off as we go along.

10.                      What are your thoughts on your TiE project from watching the recording?

The scene changes weren’t as smooth as they could have been even though we rehearsed them a lot.  Also, at times, people slipped out of character momentarily.