Evaluation

Evaluation

What did you think about the overall performance?

My personal opinion regarding the performance was that is was a success and flowed in excellently with the other performances from the other strands. I am particularity  impressed with the performance because it still flowed smoothly and was held the attention our audience despite the fact that we were missing a member of the ensemble.

Was it suitable for the target audience?

Yes, we adapted the stimulus to make it suitable for little children. Our utilization of songs were particularly effective as it furthered our audience's attention interest in the piece. The song also helped our piece flow and was an excellent performance finale to what was essentially a massive ensemble piece with input from all the strands.

Which piece of our show worked the best and why?

In my opinion the song element of our piece functioned the best as it strengthened the flow of the piece and was the sequence in the piece that I believe held most of the audience's attention and had them most excited. The sequence also had the ensemble interact with the audience as Sarah asked the audience what they dream about multiple times during the song which also ensured the audience kept attentive during the sequence.    

Which devising skills were used to make the piece?

We primarily practised how to work as an ensemble, we did this by having a lot of group talks discussing individual strengths and weaknesses, so we can understand each other better and build up to be a far more effective company. We also had an advantage as we had already had a fair amount of experience working as an ensemble cast from our two previous terms. Ensuring that each group's performance flowed effectively in to a full ensemble piece. 

What character(s) did you play and how had these been developed?

I initially played a rocking horse which required my physical theatrical skills and I then went on to play other various characters such as a bored office worker, a child and a dinosaur. All these characters served the purpose and message of the piece.   

What have you learnt about devising?

I have learnt and began to see devising as a process with actual stages that must be completely fulfilled if a satisfactory piece is desired. I have learnt that devising also helps to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the ensemble as well as the individual members of the company.

What could have been developed further and why?

I feel that the energy could have been developed so that it matched the initial level of energy at the beginning of our rehearsals and devising sessions. I believe that the energy may have been lacking slightly as a result of the constant rehearsals which caused the ensemble to perform the entire piece as one step after the other as if in a robotic fashion which resulted in the piece lacking a fair amount of energy or initial excitement.