Evaluation

On Thursday, we performed our piece to the children. The show went very well and luckily didn't have any mistakes. From the look on the children's faces, I'd say the show went really well. The overall performance of the ensemble was great, we all pulled together to help each other out (which was needed as one cast member was missing). The show was definitely well suited to our target audience. We used bubbles in our performance which was definitely an audience favourite. Our energy was the best of all. We were so excited to perform for them that the show had a certain 'buzz' towards it. We threw all of our energy into the performance which was perfect for the children as it kept them entertained and engaged. The show had many memorable moments, one of which worked best was the pirate scene. Our song really made the show more interactive and the audience were replying as loudly as they could in certain areas.

During the devising process of the piece, we used many skills to generate ideas for the show. We used our knowledge of spacial awareness to block the staging and movements and we also used trial and error to see what worked and what didn't work. We used feedback from other groups and our group members to determine the final product. The characters I played were the ensemble and the boy who dreamed of becoming an astronaut. My characters weren't developed thoroughly as I only had one line and it lasted a second. I did however think of what I wanted to be as a child and used this as the basis of the character and indeed I wanted to be an astronaut, so I found the whole returning to how a child sees the world easier and more understanding.

Over the few weeks, I have learnt a great deal about how to devise a scene. I have learnt to plan my time out when discussing ideas as you could waste all our time coming up with ideas and end up with no practical work. I also learnt how to devise a scene designed for a specific target audience. I learnt how to make your physicality, facial expressions and character appropriate for a younger audience.
Now the show has been performed, there are a few things I would've developed further. I would've tried to make the ensemble work harder with our spacial awareness as for the ending we got rather clumped together in one space leaving large areas of the performance empty.