Devised Theatre Reflection

Joey Wright

I was a big part in the idea creating process. I came up with two of the main ideas. I have a lot of dialogue in the performances. I like to be funny on stage because I am always happy and am okay when I get laughed at. I have learned over the years how to laugh at myself sometimes. Our group as a whole is very good. I think that we perform well together. Well all are pretty much dynamic and can come up with ideas on the fly pretty well. It was hard to pick an idea. We had three strong ideas so it was hard for us to pick one. We need to work on remembering to face the crowd when we are talking. We also need to work on being louder and less nervous. I need to work on not over talking when performing. Sometimes I forget the other people around me. I have learned a lot from this process. One thing is that I feel more comfortable when performing in a group or even in a duo than I do by myself. I also have learned how to fully consider everyones ideas and try to pick the best one regardless of whether it is my idea or not. I also learned a lot about devised theatre and that there is a little bit of preparation, but you have to really move on the fly and understand the setting and really try to take on your character. I learned a lot from watching the other groups. I learned that voice volume is very important. Eye contact is as well. Whenever a group went and they did not look out to the audience, I almost felt left out in a way because I couldn't see their facial expressions or hear them as well. I got a lot of good feedback from the people who sent emails. It really helped us decide what we wanted to do for our idea, and it helped us add little things like a narrator spot, and to make sure that we faced the audience. I think that we have a pretty good idea for our performance. The goal is to be funny and try to make the audience laugh. So there is going to be a lot of over acting and lots of facial expressions. Hopefully the class laughs and enjoys or performance.