Reflection

Looking back on our performance, my favorite part of the performance for me was out lighting. I was so happy with every perfectly timed black out, fade out, special effect lights, etc. When writing the script, I had a clear vision as to what I wanted with he lights, and I am so thankful that we were able to achieve it. Each lighting effect was planned and carefully executed, and it really looked professional. Especially during the river scene. The blue accents on the hanging fabric on the triangle brought the scene to life, and I believe made it more visually interesting for the audience. I believe the most important part of our story that we adapted was the river, and how it acts as a turning point for the mother’s journey in her life. Therefore, I think it was perfect how the river scene in our performance naturally became the most abstract, intriguing, and visually satisfying moment and stage layout. By far and away, this was my favorite part of the performance. We were able to use the triangles to our advantage, by hiding things behind them, running around them as if Sam was wading in the water, and as an abstract aspect.

What I would change about the performance if I redid it would be the many scene changes. By the time my group was given this note and realized how it interrupted the flow of the scene and made it confusing for the audience, it was unfortunately, a little too late to undo. Looking back, I do see the scene changes as a problem, and I know if we were able to limit them, my partners and I would have less of an issue making the scenes flow and would be able to focus more on the actual scenes, than having to worry about their many, different set ups. However, I do think the many different changes were necessary with the script that we wrote and re-wrote, so the only way we would be able to realistically improve this, would have to be through re-writing the entirety of the script again. Im sure if I was to watch the video I would want to change more, however this seems to be the most evident place for improvement.

Overall, I really feel as though my scene partners and I pulled our project together very well. It took so much work in a very limited time frame, however I am so pleased with how the final version turned out. This process has been challenging, yet extremely  interesting, and I am glad I was fortunate enough to take part in it. Every scene from our class, not just ours, was above and beyond, and I am so proud of our IB Literature and Performance Class.

I am so honored to have been a part of such a wonderful group of actors, and I have loved working alongside Nadya and Samantha. We really tried our best to make this scene as great as we could, and I know our hard work has paid off.

(Video of Rough Draft Is Published On Separate Blog Post)