Performance 2 Evaluation

Performance evaluation Overall I think the performance in front of the of the school went much better, primarily because of the fact that we were probably more comfortable in front of our peers, rather than our parents and friends, because we knew that the parents, may not understand some of the gags, or the private jokes of the students. We also did not know how they would react and perhaps we had worries, that they may have found some elements a little too offensive, which they did, and we did not know how they would react, or if they they would act on their offence. I think the performance went well,because the play was amusing, yet it allows you to think about your personal beliefs and morals, and humour mixed with questionable morality is always a very effective and successful way of exploring various controversial issues. I think all the sketches went well and they all had some kind of impact on the audience, which in their own way put across our overall point. I must admit, although I'm probably biased, that I did very much enjoy our Take Me Out scene. I thought it was effective, well rehearsed and allow the audience to view their own moral fibre through what they found amusing and through the empathy they experienced with certain characters or the lack thereof. I think our scene was also probably the most shocking out of all the scenes, with many references to such things as: burning homosexuals and Hitler having not killed enough Jews. This was a shock to the audience and this was portrayed by their varying reactions, but I believe it did make them think about the question proposed 'Do We Become More Rightwing in Times of Economic Hardship' after all if it wasn't for the hyperinflation in Germany after World War I Hitler would've never seized power. I think it also explores how attitudes change throughout time and how we're developing as a nation in a moral sense, which allows us to appreciate different people of different races, sexual orientation, or backgrounds. Although our piece was controversial, I enjoyed the way it was interspersed with moments of humour, which I think the audience appreciated, although I think they often found themselves laughing at things which they didn't feel comfortable with finding amusing, which is an extremely clever tactic for making one view ones own moral compass. This idea was then punctuated by Ashley's speech at the end written by Jack Hughes. In this performance we also decided it would be more Brechtian to have Maya playing two characters and that we would play I'm too sexy. We also decided I looked scarily like Hitler when filmed, so we filmed my opening speech. Another group I particularly enjoyed was the dentist scene, as this was the only scene that made me want to laugh out loud. I was consumed by Jackie's performance as the Russian dentist, I think it was a very clever idea and meticulously thought out. I think Maya did very well stepping in at the last minute and I think she didn't let the group down at all. I think the flow between the scenes was as best as it had ever been and this added an aesthetic efficiency to the play. I must admit, having spoken of flow, I am still not sure why we skipped to the end of the song. This threw me massively in terms of my solo, and I think it had been better than that. Overall I think this was a well rounded performance, although I do not believe it was entirely ready.