Performance evaluation

Skills I have developed over the past four weeks

• memory

The character Olga within Three sisters had a lot of chunky lines at the beginning of the first act which I was performing, and so I had to learn the lines quickly so I could start to really play around with her off script. I feel the quicker you get off script the quicker you can start to really develop a deeper connection towards your character.

• creativity

On script I found the play Three sisters hard to get through and in all quite boring. however once we were all off script we could start to play around with our roles and add different aspects to give it life. This needed the skill of creativity. When we first read through the play we couldn't find many stage directions that showed a high level of compassion between the three sisters so we had a lot to play around with. We also added some elements of comedy in terms of making the character Vershinin a little bit loopy and flamboyant.

• respect

When working in a big group of 11 people you need to have a high level of respect for each other and their rehearsal processes. As an ensemble we should be trying to create a fun and healthy enovirnient were everybody feels like they can contribute and feel welcomed, therefore we need to respect every idea put forward by exploring them and also if you are not performing/rehearsing at a specific time you should respect your peers enough to sit quietly and not disturb them. Respect overall just helps keep control over a rehearsal and keeps it a space we’re everyone can chip in without feeling knocked down.


My thoughts
I feel like my performance went really well. I managed to stay in character and feel as if I convincingly portrayed Olga how I saw her to be. The cue lines and fluency were my main two worries going into the performance but I am overjoyed at how good the lines flowed and gave a naturalistic performance. One thing that I felt I did need to improve on within my next piece of drama would be being able to become my character at the click of a finger. This is something my tutor also picked up on. It takes me a few lines to get into a role and so to help this not happen again in a performance I might try becoming my character a few minutes beforehand so I’m not warming up on stage but instead backstage. Also within my next assessment I will do a more extensive development into my character.

Tutor feedback
He felt like the thing was a little bit undercooked and flat at the beginning but gradually it managed to warm up and become a lot more convincing
I should speak a little bit louder so every word can be heard and so I don't lose certain lines.
My focus was good and I had a good attention to detail in terms of my character
Overall all our group managed to make the play our own

Peer feedback
I became my character and was naturalistic and real
My group used the space really well, in terms of my character the fact that I only used a little bit of space but moved around within it a lot showed my unrest as a person.
I had a clear voice but speak up a little bit more and project
I knew what I was doing on stage and looked confident within what I was doing. This was through good memory.