Unit 8 Performance evaluation

Unit 8 Collaborative performance project evaluation

My performance went great it couldn't go any better, everything went smooth , I'm happy for me and my class members. Being in the moment was a great feeling I love performing its what I do , so I must add that being in the moment was a pleasure as always. My energy I had for the whole process was great, I was looking forward to it from the first day, I was energized from the beginning to put on a good show for my audience and most important of all my class. My focus was standard because I prepared for this role at home and at work , at work while it wasn't busy I would walk on my street in role up and down saying my lines and doing my hand jesters. I was in character the whole to time to control the thought process my character was having , to absolutely nail my role to the wall. What I wanted to achieve was successful run through's for the upcoming show and for the performance to have gone successful ,which I'm proud to say it did. I think I achieved this the best way I could due to fact I never lost concentration or focus for this project as for every free moment I got I spent on my characterization for this production I feel every aspect went successful from the performances as well as lighting and set.

Practical skills I worked on first things first physical skills I worked on to my self in the mirror where my jesters while acting my character I worked on if that was actually me in real life what would I do, the thought process helped me shape my movements while on stage. Vocal skills I worked on to pin point the vocals of my character , was recording my voice saying my lines to understand the dynamics of my voice to see if they suited my character ,I felt it did. In college we done a variety of tongue twisters which helped me wit articulation of some of the words I had as my lines that were tricky to pronounce. These tongue twisters really help to wrap your mouth around words which are a challenge to say. This helps to develop your vocals to a further extent as you know vocals are the most important  aspects when it comes to performing.

My first initial thoughts of the play were that I was looking forward to be performing the play, the reason why because this was the most challenging script I've done to date. It was a very dark play with elements of humor ,which is always a pleasure doing for me because it sets a new bar for me to try which is always a tough but fun one. This is the most toughest play I have been in so far. I still asked myself a question how is this production going to be successful only if you give it your 100 percent which I feel I did. 

The research I carried out for the play was simply reading of it a few times to understand the mood and the themes of the play, the mood of the play was serious at times with little elements of humor but above all it was a very serious play about a transgender coping with difficulties surrounding there life during the process. To get ready for my role to play a father in his 40's I watched some movies that the man character is in his 40's dealing with daughter or son issues this helped me to pin point my role accurately. The themes of the play were dramatic and humorous at times, the main dramatic bits were Dean the main character the transgender (female to male) arguing with her boyfriend who loved her when she was a female and still loved her as she changed to a male. 

My process when I first got the script I  registered 2 things one how to accurately play a father in his 40's and the chemistry between his wife. This was my most challenging role to date, so I had to make sure I understand why I was on stage? My role was to explain the difficulties the parents had putting up with a transgender. That's one of the main things a character asks themselves why am I here ? This helped me to play my character to perfection. The thought process that's carried out in your head is the reason your there that controls your every step to performing the character. When I was on stage I and to show the difficulty it was talking about our daughter changing to a male , I had to really think hard of how to play this character to perfection as I've never had any experience playing a father. So this was a big experience for me ,for the coming future. After all this I sat down and said to myself wow that was my biggest performance to date it feels very good , semi-professional I'm happy with everyone's hard work.

What worked well? I say everything from the effort put in by everyone to work as a cohort , they all wrapped their head round the script and we put on a fine performance. I thought the set really worked well I particular liked the pocket mirrors hanging from the ceiling. This idea really brought out the true colors of the play from a female changing to a male their constantly going to be looking in the mirror to see the change time by time. Thanks to our set designer Alex she really put a lot of effort for the backstage including the lighting. The lighting was fantastic this also brought out the themes of the play and made a clear image to the audience about what the play was about.



The only thing that was a let down was my groups projection while performing , I was in the audience that's were I would enter the stage to give the play more tension. From sitting in the audience some scenes I really couldn't hear, for our next performance my group must work on their projection. But otherwise everything couldn't go any better well done to everyone

Overall I would like to congratulate everyone who played a part in making this show successful.