The group I was in performed “Fugue.” Christian was our director. In the play, Erin played Amy, Katelyn played Lizzy, Will played Harry, and I played Gladyce.
The process itself was very relaxed. We would block and work through parts at the same time. Personally, I found it more difficult that way. Notes didn’t sink in as much because they were piled in with blocking. There were times where we’d goof off too much, and, in the end, that really hurt us because our cue pickup wasn’t as strong as it could be. Also, with three of us being in Chalk Circle, the lines weren’t memorized as soon as they could have been because our attention was divided. Christian was very specific with his direction and had a very deep understanding of the play which …show more content…
First off, the blocking was very well planned. It was set in a living room, but they weren’t stuck on a couch the entire time. When Andre and Gabi were on the couch in the beginning, the articulate was weak. Plus, the interaction between the two of them on the couch didn’t feel like it had a romantic base, but more like a mother patronizing her child. The uninterest Gabi’s character had in the beginning made sense, but that paired with Andre’s childlike indecisiveness in the scene didn’t give the audience the idea that they were romantically involved with each other. Gabi’s physical reaction to Andre’s faux proposal was delayed after her vocal reaction. When Gabi finally accepted the idea of a zombie plan Andre’s excitement didn’t have levels. He never gained excitement or lost it. He stayed at the same level throughout her ranting of the plan. Also, when Gabi was coming up with the plan, it didn’t have the proper spontaneity for the situation. It was like she had the plan the entire time and was just too shy to share it with Andre, but I don’t believe that was the case. Both of them did well with their characterizations. Gabi altered her movement just enough to make herself seem more mature, and it worked nicely. Andre had a very genuine passion about the zombies topic that was fun to watch. The two of them worked nicely together. It seemed as if they were physically comfortable with each other, which was essential for the relationship they shared in the
The process itself was very relaxed. We would block and work through parts at the same time. Personally, I found it more difficult that way. Notes didn’t sink in as much because they were piled in with blocking. There were times where we’d goof off too much, and, in the end, that really hurt us because our cue pickup wasn’t as strong as it could be. Also, with three of us being in Chalk Circle, the lines weren’t memorized as soon as they could have been because our attention was divided. Christian was very specific with his direction and had a very deep understanding of the play which …show more content…
First off, the blocking was very well planned. It was set in a living room, but they weren’t stuck on a couch the entire time. When Andre and Gabi were on the couch in the beginning, the articulate was weak. Plus, the interaction between the two of them on the couch didn’t feel like it had a romantic base, but more like a mother patronizing her child. The uninterest Gabi’s character had in the beginning made sense, but that paired with Andre’s childlike indecisiveness in the scene didn’t give the audience the idea that they were romantically involved with each other. Gabi’s physical reaction to Andre’s faux proposal was delayed after her vocal reaction. When Gabi finally accepted the idea of a zombie plan Andre’s excitement didn’t have levels. He never gained excitement or lost it. He stayed at the same level throughout her ranting of the plan. Also, when Gabi was coming up with the plan, it didn’t have the proper spontaneity for the situation. It was like she had the plan the entire time and was just too shy to share it with Andre, but I don’t believe that was the case. Both of them did well with their characterizations. Gabi altered her movement just enough to make herself seem more mature, and it worked nicely. Andre had a very genuine passion about the zombies topic that was fun to watch. The two of them worked nicely together. It seemed as if they were physically comfortable with each other, which was essential for the relationship they shared in the