I was the director for Dracula. This was not the first time that I directed something for theatre. Last year it was Purple Rain by Prince. However, the overall experience was different.
A challenge that I faced was having to keep everyone focused. This was a majority of the cast and crew first time being on that stage. So often I found people making excuses and not show up to rehearsals. This habit was also in the so of the experiences people. Also people were dropping left and right. Within the first month of rehearsals we lost four people and we had to replace them.
When I needed to I had to yell at the cast. As much as I hated yelling at them it had to be done. When people dropped out we quickly replaced people and filled them in.
I feel that we succeeded as a whole. Yes, we could have been better but with all of the circumstances like replacing people, focusing on lights and sound and how the script was poorly written. It was not the worst play that we have put on the stage but it was not the best. Now, we have experienced people other than the seniors and juniors.
I learned that you have to want what you are doing. There were times when after a bad rehearsal I went to my car and cried with two other people watching me. Yet I still came back the next day and focused. The more you correct your friends the more the dislike you. That shows true colors at times.
I will carry with me that you can not be mad all of the time. True, it is frustrating when people do not listen to you when to tell them to do something one way. Or how people are to robotic on stage. But at the end of the day you have to focus on the people trying to be their best.
1. I played a minor character in Act 2. She was the maid of Lucy's mother. I had a few lines so overall filling in for my role was manageable.
2. A challenge I faced was staying in character. I laughed on stage a couple of times and since I was near the main characters I couldn't hide from the audience. Another challenge was faking an accent, which I didn't do very well, and not at all.
3. All three nights I broke character in my scene, however I did try to improve my resistance to laugh. I even tried telling jokes with a straight face. With my accent, I eventually just let it go because my attempts of an accent wouldn't have sounded all too good.
4. I did not succeed, I blame myself entirely because of my perception of my role. I thought since my role was last minute and minor, my focus on perfecting it wouldn't make a difference because most of the attention would be on the main characters. However, during the 3 shows, I realized that I was wrong and took it much more seriously.
5. I learned that no matter what you do in a show, all parts matter.
6. I will carry with me that attention to detail is very important and all work is beneficial, big or small.
I was one of the main characters in the play, Dracula. I played as Johnathan Harker. An Englishman who was a critic of the supernatural. I really enjoyed this character, and the interaction between Gretchen and Harker. One of the challenges that came with this character was the accent. Usually, I would use accents in jokes so I wasn't used to utilizing an accent for long periods at a time. I would practice at home and at rehearsals so I can better my skills at holding that accent.
Another one of my challenges, was staying focused. I have a tendency to laugh and mess around on stage. I do this, because as a theatre 4 you can read a script and mentally see how things would play out. I would be on stage during the early earlier weeks into rehearsals, and it was hard at times to not laugh to some of the ways my brain would predict such scenarios. Although, I did overcome this by becoming more serious in rehearsals. I also focused on what was in front of me rather than the scenarios that i would mentally produce. In doing so, I was able to become a better leader than I was earlier in the rehearsal process.
I learned that I am definitely different then my first year in theatre. I was a lot more awkward and shy compared to now. Now, I step up and try to help out around the stage as much as possible. I will carry these experiences and lessons that I learned from Coach Silvers to better myself.
I had the role of Dr. Van Helsing. The main challenge I faced was procrastination, I decided to lay my lines off and memorize them the week of the play. Sadly I didn’t deal with in the best of ways, instead of dealing with this challenge I just set it aside. When it came to the week of the play I was stressed and on edge, which inevitably made everyone else stress. All in all after getting my lines down I think I succeeded, if a line was missed I would help get us back on track. I am glad I was given this opportunity to see the new faces of Synergy Studio, I was given faith for the future years of this program. I will take the time to memorize my lines three weeks into the performance from now on. Now I see the importance of not procrastinating, if one person is stressed or on edge it will lead to others sharing the same feelings.
I was the director for Dracula. This was not the first time that I directed something for theatre. Last year it was Purple Rain by Prince. However, the overall experience was different.
ReplyDeleteA challenge that I faced was having to keep everyone focused. This was a majority of the cast and crew first time being on that stage. So often I found people making excuses and not show up to rehearsals. This habit was also in the so of the experiences people. Also people were dropping left and right. Within the first month of rehearsals we lost four people and we had to replace them.
When I needed to I had to yell at the cast. As much as I hated yelling at them it had to be done. When people dropped out we quickly replaced people and filled them in.
I feel that we succeeded as a whole. Yes, we could have been better but with all of the circumstances like replacing people, focusing on lights and sound and how the script was poorly written. It was not the worst play that we have put on the stage but it was not the best. Now, we have experienced people other than the seniors and juniors.
I learned that you have to want what you are doing. There were times when after a bad rehearsal I went to my car and cried with two other people watching me. Yet I still came back the next day and focused. The more you correct your friends the more the dislike you. That shows true colors at times.
I will carry with me that you can not be mad all of the time. True, it is frustrating when people do not listen to you when to tell them to do something one way. Or how people are to robotic on stage. But at the end of the day you have to focus on the people trying to be their best.
1. I played a minor character in Act 2. She was the maid of Lucy's mother. I had a few lines so overall filling in for my role was manageable.
ReplyDelete2. A challenge I faced was staying in character. I laughed on stage a couple of times and since I was near the main characters I couldn't hide from the audience. Another challenge was faking an accent, which I didn't do very well, and not at all.
3. All three nights I broke character in my scene, however I did try to improve my resistance to laugh. I even tried telling jokes with a straight face. With my accent, I eventually just let it go because my attempts of an accent wouldn't have sounded all too good.
4. I did not succeed, I blame myself entirely because of my perception of my role. I thought since my role was last minute and minor, my focus on perfecting it wouldn't make a difference because most of the attention would be on the main characters. However, during the 3 shows, I realized that I was wrong and took it much more seriously.
5. I learned that no matter what you do in a show, all parts matter.
6. I will carry with me that attention to detail is very important and all work is beneficial, big or small.
I was one of the main characters in the play, Dracula. I played as Johnathan Harker. An Englishman who was a critic of the supernatural. I really enjoyed this character, and the interaction between Gretchen and Harker. One of the challenges that came with this character was the accent. Usually, I would use accents in jokes so I wasn't used to utilizing an accent for long periods at a time. I would practice at home and at rehearsals so I can better my skills at holding that accent.
ReplyDeleteAnother one of my challenges, was staying focused. I have a tendency to laugh and mess around on stage. I do this, because as a theatre 4 you can read a script and mentally see how things would play out. I would be on stage during the early earlier weeks into rehearsals, and it was hard at times to not laugh to some of the ways my brain would predict such scenarios. Although, I did overcome this by becoming more serious in rehearsals. I also focused on what was in front of me rather than the scenarios that i would mentally produce. In doing so, I was able to become a better leader than I was earlier in the rehearsal process.
I learned that I am definitely different then my first year in theatre. I was a lot more awkward and shy compared to now. Now, I step up and try to help out around the stage as much as possible. I will carry these experiences and lessons that I learned from Coach Silvers to better myself.
I had the role of Dr. Van Helsing. The main challenge I faced was procrastination, I decided to lay my lines off and memorize them the week of the play. Sadly I didn’t deal with in the best of ways, instead of dealing with this challenge I just set it aside. When it came to the week of the play I was stressed and on edge, which inevitably made everyone else stress.
ReplyDeleteAll in all after getting my lines down I think I succeeded, if a line was missed I would help get us back on track.
I am glad I was given this opportunity to see the new faces of Synergy Studio, I was given faith for the future years of this program. I will take the time to memorize my lines three weeks into the performance from now on. Now I see the importance of not procrastinating, if one person is stressed or on edge it will lead to others sharing the same feelings.