Evaluation
Each performance of Spring Awakening was a huge success, and from invited audience feedback, they hugely enjoyed the show and the ideas and themes that it explored. I believe that as a whole group, we were able to show the differences between us and the characters, and with the help of the brilliant set, we were able to visualize the dimensions of our characters worlds. We ensured that we kept the energy through each of the shows, and we were able to feed off of each other during scenes, to really bring them to life.
Throughout the process I've developed choices that I made as an actor, for my characters and really got to understand the play in much more depth, enabling me to really present my characters in truth and honesty. I've contributed a lot of my own work, and given ideas throughout this process to not only help myself but others. I was able to challenge myself throughout and as a result, created two contrasting and intelligent portrayals. Although Bluebottle and the Doctor have nothing similar about them, I managed to capture this through the subtleties of the Doctor, and the animated choices of Bluebottle.
What I liked most about this performance was the chronological structure that it was written in. I enjoyed the themes of the play that almost intertwined with reality mixed with abstract characters too. The fact that we kept it slightly modern did in some ways make it more relate-able and easier for me to connect to the play as an actor. However I did enjoy the challenges that came along with it.
During this process I found some words difficult to understand, and considering the time that the play was written, at first it was quite hard for me to understand the whole concept of it. Reading the words to myself, wasn't naturalistic which meant that I'd be just reciting lines, therefore I searched for the bigger meanings behind words and analysed the sub-text of the play which proved to me extremely valuable, as I had developed my understanding which gave me more confidence during rehearsals which should have translated through the performance. With this, I could then gather my characters objectives and tactics throughout, which was a huge step for both of my characters development. Giving each of my lines a sub-title also allowed me to break down my speeches into sections, helping me to remember lines, which obviously worked for the performances
Overall, each of the three performances were performed to the best quality, each member of the cast were aware of our cue lines, and anything that did go wrong wasn't highlighted, which was probably a result from previous improvisation tasks during rehearsals and applying acting style classes! On stage, each of us saw the set for the first time, and said our lines for the first time for the sake of making it believable for the audience. We responded with each other and reacted to everything whether in a subtle or extreme way (depending on our characters), and each of these little things created the web for our shows, making a great piece of theater!
Throughout the process I've developed choices that I made as an actor, for my characters and really got to understand the play in much more depth, enabling me to really present my characters in truth and honesty. I've contributed a lot of my own work, and given ideas throughout this process to not only help myself but others. I was able to challenge myself throughout and as a result, created two contrasting and intelligent portrayals. Although Bluebottle and the Doctor have nothing similar about them, I managed to capture this through the subtleties of the Doctor, and the animated choices of Bluebottle.
What I liked most about this performance was the chronological structure that it was written in. I enjoyed the themes of the play that almost intertwined with reality mixed with abstract characters too. The fact that we kept it slightly modern did in some ways make it more relate-able and easier for me to connect to the play as an actor. However I did enjoy the challenges that came along with it.
During this process I found some words difficult to understand, and considering the time that the play was written, at first it was quite hard for me to understand the whole concept of it. Reading the words to myself, wasn't naturalistic which meant that I'd be just reciting lines, therefore I searched for the bigger meanings behind words and analysed the sub-text of the play which proved to me extremely valuable, as I had developed my understanding which gave me more confidence during rehearsals which should have translated through the performance. With this, I could then gather my characters objectives and tactics throughout, which was a huge step for both of my characters development. Giving each of my lines a sub-title also allowed me to break down my speeches into sections, helping me to remember lines, which obviously worked for the performances
Overall, each of the three performances were performed to the best quality, each member of the cast were aware of our cue lines, and anything that did go wrong wasn't highlighted, which was probably a result from previous improvisation tasks during rehearsals and applying acting style classes! On stage, each of us saw the set for the first time, and said our lines for the first time for the sake of making it believable for the audience. We responded with each other and reacted to everything whether in a subtle or extreme way (depending on our characters), and each of these little things created the web for our shows, making a great piece of theater!
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