Evaluation of the Performance

I think our play went really well, we messed up on bits but I don't think the audience noticed, we managed to save it.

I think as a cast Chelsea, Dan and I all bounded well. We laughed at each other like school kids and when we were walking off we would stay in character and make random conversation. For Example in scene 6 when we are making fun of the people in the class we all laugh together. Also at the end of that scene when I say 'Yeah but you hate being called Lillian' me and Dan laugh at her real name, then at the end of the scene when we are walking of we laugh at her name and make fun of her. This is effective because it keeps energy levels up and we also stay in character. It also looks for effect because it looks like we really are friends.

We messed up our lines a bit in scene 8 and got them in the wrong order, because of this Mr Nixon didn't have the chairs in the right order when he was meant to put them in a half circle, it also throw of the timing. But we saved it by improvising about milkshakes. However our chairs where in the wrong order. But we managed to swap chairs this actually worked really well as we where meant to be naughty kids and by swapping seats during Pete Saxons monologue it kept energy levels up and showed that we were naughty kids, but it didn't distract from Pete's monologue.

Scene 28 The End

Me, Chelsea and Dan blocked the end scene. We originally planned for salty and hobby to walk off in different directions and have Gail left in the middle on her own. This shows that the kids are going in different directions.

But we decided to change the scene, as we say our finally goodbyes, slowly the staff member and pupils come out and stand around us in a huddle, while Mr Nixon is on the back platform. Then once we finish our lines all the staff and pupils turn there heads and look behind them at Mr Nixon. This works best because it shows the audience how Mr Nixon has influenced all the people on stage. This goes back to our message of how one person can be so influential.

Scene 25 Tennis Court

In the Tennis Court scene Hobby and Salty play Ball Boys, and Gail holds the net. I mostly narrate to the audience. So to show when I'm talking to the audience and talking in the scene I lift up onto my knees.

I also play Miss Fisher in Cast 2. To show that I am playing a teacher and not a student I stand up straight and fold my arms. It says that Miss Fisher has bow legs, so when I walked onto the court I separated my legs. When Mr Basford wins the point I thought it would be good if because I had bow legs that the ball would fall through my legs. 

25th June

Today we ran though all of Act 1 and Act 2. We also blocked the second to last scene, and changed the ending.

I think the rehearsals went okay, as we have not rehearsed the second to last scene a lot I messed up a bit, but tonight I am gunna look over my lines and make sure I know them.

I relieved some feed back from saying that I should be loading when I am talking to Oggy in the Disco scene. Also that I need to annunciate my words, so when I say my lines im clearer.  

Scene 23 Asylum Scene

Today we worked on the Asylum scene, this scene is one of our drama classes. Its very important that we don't looks like we are messing on in the class, and that we are actually doing work.
 We had to think of a few different characters to play. I picked a baby and a bull. I think these work well because when I am a baby I just sit down and cry, because i'm crying loudly it makes loads of noise and it really effective, also it shows i'm playing a character and not still Gail messing around in a classroom. Then I play a bull this is good because when I can see space on stage where no one is stood I can run into the space and fill it up. Also I can use other people in the class to be a matador.

11th,13th and 14th of June

11th

Today we ran most of Act 1 without scripts and with scene changes. We had made some changes to Scene 2, which shows the different between how teachers and students move though the corridors. In scene 6 we added some music between the scene changes. I push Simon off 2 chairs then move then around and sit on them. When I sit on them I but my feet up on the other chair.

13th

In the morning we rehearsed Scene 1. We where think that if half way though Hobby could get some crisps out and start eating them when Salty says his part about sitting on the floor freezing his Knackers. I thought it would work well if when Salty says knackers she could spill them on the floor, this would also work well because at the start of the next scene Doug the Caretaker cleans the floor and he could clean up the crisps.

In the afternoon we ran Act 2 without scripts. We play around with different entrances, say my lines as we walked on, also says them after we walked on. I think it walked best to say then once we had walked on to stage.We also blocked the car scene, where Mr Nixon hits Oggy. 

14th

We did scene 20, however after getting feed back some people thought it was to busy and that there was to much running around. Instead we can up with an idea that when Hobby say "The ninja's are in action" we all pull different Ninja poses we thought it would be good if in the background we played some Ninja music. Also when I turn into the French assistant I changed my posture so I was sat up right and also wagged my finger when I was shouting at Rachael. 

Scene 16

Today Me, Dan and Chelsea, who play salty and hobby, blocked scene 16. We thought the scene seems really fast paced and energetic.

I came up with the idea of hobby hitting me with a piece of paper, rather than her actually hitting me. I think this would work better because it looks more effective and kids often throw paper, also its less painful for me.Also when I take her pen I throw it high in the air rather than just at the side, this worked best as it got the biggest laugh from the audience. Before I take her glasses Me and Chelsea stand up and stare at each other, this works well because it gives the scene a little pause, but it doesn't take so long that the scene loses its pace and energy. At the end when we are try to get  Mr Nixon's attention, we stand up and shout, this works well as Gail and Hobby have been arguing and it's as if we are seeing who can get Mr Nixon's attention first.