Reflection+on+Performance+(Sarah+B)

Student Reflection (Act 4 Scene 2)

I think that our performance was so-so. We all remembered what we needed to do, and did most of the actions that we needed to do. I thought we did a pretty good job emphasizing certain words, and speaking loud enough so that the audience could hear. Sometimes we muttered and hesitated when we were delivering our lines. I know that there were times when we needed to be more dramatic, but we didn’t and I regret that. I wish that we had taken some more time to practice our scene.

I think I contributed my part of our group, and did as most as I could. I tried to give acting suggestions to other group members on where to be more dramatic, and where they should change their tones. I helped think of the costumes, and the set design, and made sure that the actions written on the promptbook made sense. I also finished my individual part of the project (character report, paraphrasing etc.)

As an individual, I feel that I could’ve been more expressive and maybe show a little more emotion. I felt that when we performed, we all got nervous and didn’t do as well as we could’ve dome. And I had to play two roles, and when I made the transition from servant to Juliet, it could’ve been smoother. When I put on my headband and took of the sweater, I had so little time, and when I came back into the scene, I probably looked very messy.

Our group could improve on showing more expression in our lines, emphasizing certain words and changing tones. I felt that our facial expressions were pretty well done, but I felt that some of us failed to show suitable expressions at certain scenes. I thought that at some parts the pace was too slow, but at times it was also too fast. There were some actions that we forgot about.

The scene performance really let me understand the scene, and how much is going on at the scene at the same time. It also made me think about the things that I would’ve never even thought of, such as the thoughts and motives of the characters. I never would’ve thought that while you are delivering your lines, you need to think about the motives behind the lines.