Good points-

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The show was going at a good pace because actors were hitting their queues and the characterisation was strong. Everyone was acting in the moment and focussed on our main objective which is to tell the story. My delivery was good too because I was focused and had energy which I used to sustain my physicality and walk. I experimented with my character by incorporating research I got from Jessica Rabbit. This was to stroke my ankle with the other foot when walking towards the audience. She used this to flirt and instantly attract their attention.

Bad points- __________

Everyone was tired and in act 2 we were running low on energy. It felt like a second show because we were getting worn out quickly and wasn't saving energy or physically looking after ourselves properly. This may have been due to lack of sleep or not sourcing our bodies with the right foods. It wasn't my strongest performance because I didn't play and just stuck with the same routine , to stay safe and not take any risks.

Audience response- ---------------------

What went well? 

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I still brought a lot of energy to my performance  even though I was extremely tired. It was capable because I performed at my own pace and didn't push myself too much. I enjoyed every moment and predominantly regained a strong focus in the ending scenes. My reactions were insistent and I stayed in character really well. I even got into the music as Rascae and used different gestures to reveal a false character who only cares about herself and nobody else.

What didn't go well? __________________

The sound team are starting to make a bad effect on the show. For the introduction of the slide show , no sound came on. This was embarrassing because all the audience were looking at is a selection of pictures, which would have been dis interesting and less interactive. During the doctors movement I felt very unfocused and knew it wasn't mentally one of my strongest deliveries. I was continuously smirking but didn't know why I was because I was completely out of character.  There were some late queues too which weakened it and power phrasing because one actor was too unreliable to play someone else's role. The actor just about got through the scene and that was lucky.

How did the audience react to the comedy and entertainment? _________________________________________________________

Good points-

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I was focused and successfully engaged with the audience as an actor. This is paramount because they need to feel a part of your world. In addition I discovered more about my character , more emphasised movement and childish mannerisms like mocking the good side when doing the dance off. I've also started to interact more with other actors doing this which was fun because we bounce off each other and our attitude. Showing the similarities between characters in the play, mine was with Screecher.

Bad points- -------------

The doctor' spiced is continuously getting messy and we need to clean it up. Our ordering was wrong because actors are forgetting where they are and when their queues are. This was show went well but it wasn't our best show as a company.  There wasn't a good amount of energy and it only worked when we were feeding off the audience's energy. We should produce the energy ourselves and not have to do that. In addition to the technical aspects, I noticed that there was no music when I was walking down stage to the audience. This was peculiar because I was walking to no music when I was supposed to be. Unfortunately the globe transition failed as well. We didn't push it enough onto stage which led me to performing in the wing which was annoying. I was hidden by other actors the whole time!

  8/12/15

1st public audience

Strengths

Projection

Commitment

Telling the story to the audience

Interacting with the audience

 Weaknesses

Forgetting when supposed to go on stage for their scene

Not being fully ready and making sure that they are in their full costume

Need to work on the last dance routine

  Personally I felt during our first performance we done really well performing as our characters through using our physicality and telling the story out to the audience, this kept the audience intrigued and  made them feel  that they were a part of the Christmas show.

I enjoyed this and I thought that we all did really well for our first performance. I found that it was really good to see how everyone was committed, focused, and how everyone on stage was reacting to what was going on inside each scene. Through analysing the performance and getting to see the audience’s reaction to what was going on inside each of the scenes I enjoyed getting to watch my fellow actors perform as their characters whilst off stage and getting to see it from my own perspective.

I felt whilst performing as my character on stage that I projected and performed well as my character, however I feel that I can be more dramatic with my character when crying as my character on stage during the Town Cryer scene. And I feel that I can go a lot further with my character, but I think for my first performance I did really well.

I felt that the weaknesses inside this performance was that there were certain actors who missed their cue for when to come on stage, this affected the scene and the actors that were a part of it. And there was actors who left it til the last minute to get there props for their scene that was coming up, this made those actors miss their cues and turn up late on stage which left dead space on stage.

I feel that during tomorrow’s warm up i feel that we need to work on “ease on down” dance routine, this is because i felt that during the dance routine that no’one was in time with each other

After the Christmas show i spoke to members of the audience who said they really enjoyed the Christmas show and liked the different characters and how we as a company kept them intrigued and made them feel like they were a part of the show.

  Second Performance year 5&6

09/12/15

I really enjoyed this performance and getting to perform in front of a young audience. The reason why i enjoy  performing in front of a live audience is because at that age they are very imaginative and that all the things that we do on stage as our characters intrigues them a lot. And because there are a lot more reactions from the young children than the adults in the audience and the fact that the children think that what is going on stage is real, for example when children are watching cartoons they think its real and they believe in there imagination that those characters are real.

I felt that we as a company performed really well on stage and interacing with the audience and making them become a part of the Christmas show. i felt whilst i was performing i felt really happy to getting to put smiles on the childrens faces  and how fascinated and engaged they are inside the performance. I feel that we have progressed on reacting more to what is going on inside each of the scenes and i feel that it is progressing in each performance that we do. I feel that one of our main weaknesses that i feel that the company is struggling with is keeping in time with one another inside the dance routines, such as “ease on down”

Good parts:

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The energy was better during this run. It was a lot higher compared to other runs and everyone performed with lots of enthusiasm on stage. I put energy into my Doctor's movement which made my moves sharper and made me more connected to the sinister atmosphere of the piece. Also I had strong focus because I got into the right mindset and didn't get anything wrong. Which was good because I delivered well and didn't lack anything. I were most pleased about how smooth the globe transition was. We were really struggling with counter balance because we were putting too much weight on one side , which caused it to crash into the light or drastically turn. It was fine this time because we didn't put too much weight on it. We just pushed it forward with a little force not too much. This worked because it perfectly pushed it into the light with no errors.

Bad parts: _________

Act 1 was very slow , it dragged a lot because actors were elongating speech too much. It must have been draining for the audience and make them fall asleep because we lost the punchy dynamic of voice between two characters. Suddenly the energy dropped and everything was going downhill. Actors were not making the most of what they have and wasn't trying to bring animated characteristics to their performance. It died a little , went flat.

What was the audience's response? _______________________________

Positives: 

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I felt brave enough to explore the sexual qualities of Rascae. To make the audience more interested I shook my boobs to show how flirtatious she is. This was entirely inappropriate because children were watching and I'm adamant it made them feel uncomfortable. Therefore I won't be experimenting things like this again, it was a huge mistake but I'm proud of myself for taking a risk with my confidence. The show was running at a good pace too, we all drove it well and the energy was mostly up all the time. This kept the performance active and alive to prevent the audience becoming bored.

Negatives: _________

We experienced a lot of problems with the technical team. At one point the house lights came on in the middle of a scene. This was unintentional and a random awkward moment for the actors because we could see everyone's faces. Due to Harrison tripping over he slipped and must have hit the button. Additionally Alex was too early for his queue and walked on stage , looking at the audience. This took their focus off what was currently happening and broke their engagement instantly. Also I was reacting for the sake of it and don't know how to keep bringing something new. I've got into a habit where I know what is going to be said next and have a sequence of reactions revealed to the audience. I need to change it up and look into different ways of retaliating as it can get repetitive and start to look false from an audience perspective. I need to act like I've never heard it before and that's hard.

How the audience responded: ___________________________

Good points: 

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We did entertain the audience and successfully told the story of Return to Oz. These are two aims we have and most importantly, they were fully engaged the whole time. I feel that my characterisation was strong and I delivered well , also I interacted more with the poppies which was nice because we bounced off each other more and It fulfils my role with two people and not independently.

Bad points : _________

The run was very sloppy in places , some music queues were late and we lacked energy. This is because we are tired and are finding it difficult to perform with lots of energy consistently for weeks. It's impossible to stay active and energised for a long time because our body and mind wouldn't naturally allow it to happen. Therefore we will experience weaker shows and not everyone is going to be strong. I assume music queues were late because everyone was focused and forgot when to play their instruments. This may be due to the same reasons as actors although more mentally than physically.

Audience response: _________________

Good aspects: ____________

I noticed that over exaggeration of character works because it easily provokes a better reaction.  In my last scene I emphasised my line more and pulled facial expressions to make my character more interesting and animated. My physicality is getting stronger too as I try very hard to sustain my character even though it's hard to keep it up. It's massively improved from the beginning because I wasn't straightening my back as much and didn't completely understand the overpowering presence of Rascae compared to everyone else. I had good focus too because I responded quickly to my queues.

Bad aspects: ____________

We suffered with a lot of technical issues during this show. The sound and lighting team failed to work cooperatively due to miscommunication. An example would be when it said " Knome King" there was no sound effect of an explosion and no flash of lighting. This was suppose to happen and because it didn't , it made the show less effective which was unfortunate. Also music was played randomly at one point and actors glanced upstage taking their focus off what was happening. It was very unprofessional and I'm sure they snapped out of character too. This is a constant problem for me too. The wings are always open and therefore we are aware of what's going on back stage because we can see them. It's an off putting inconvenience for me because I want to focus on my performance not that.