Sasha B

1/25/2019

Well, first and foremost i'll state the obvious by saying I'm a student in this class. I'm a person that prefers to be self reliant for most of the aspects in life as much as I can at least. Though, when necessary I enjoy working in collaborative projects with others. In the future I see myself in an unconventional job and just exploring what life has to offer. I'm adventure bound and want a creative outlet so I see this class helping me decide a proper path that may help me accomplish this. This doesn't per-say mean theatre but its a good start to where I may want to go in the future.

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Sasha Barnes

1/25/2019 03:05:52 pm

1. Who is more important... the playwright or the cast and crew? Defend your assertion with your logic and some examples. 2. Also, how did your first performance in class go? What did it feel like before, during, and after?

The cast and crew is the most important in a performance because things can go not to plan and having a cast and crew can add more depth to any performance based on improv while a playwrite can't add any of these changes. The playwrite adds guidelines but the cast and crew are the ones to actually make the story.

I felt my first performance went well, in the beginning I felt rather antsy but when actually preforming it all became natural or second nature. To start off I was all jittery and restless but towards to end it all was rather calming watching and preforming.

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2/1/2019 02:59:10 pm

1) How did you begin? Did you brainstorm, get struck by a spark of imagination, or begin with by recounting a personal story, etc?
2) Has thinking about objective and tactics aided in your writing of an interesting story? Give an example of a tactic your character is using...
3) What theatrical genre would you call your monologue at this point and why?

1) My monologue first began with an on slue of ideas ranging from villain to angst but settled on something for my own which is a mixture of everything, i'd say. My story had many ideas until one just ran with me and my fingers began writing so that's mainly it I suppose.

2) The concept of tactics truly added to my piece by allowing me to put a term for the shift my character took from his original opinion. A tatic he is using to to at first convince others he's remorseful but then turns into him acting defensive towards his actions.

3) I would classify my genre as a Drama because it has aspects of a drama without being a tragedy, it has suspense as well.

Sasha

2/8/2019 02:24:39 pm

Consider your monologue... Give a synopsis of your story and the character you're going to portray. What are you doing to prepare yourself for the performance? How might you bring physicality to your character?

My story for my dialog starts out with my character, Conner, having to go on stage in front of his entire high school and having to give an apology speech. It begins rather slowly with Conner dragging out his words and repeating what is on his paper in a dull, unapologetic tone. He even admits himself he chose to do this for a lesser punishment. Though, mid way through his speech he realizes in himself that he has more self worth than this and goes against the forced apology provided for him. He carries on this rant saying he's not sorry for "hitting the guy" because he only did so to defend and stand up for someone picked on. He continues exclaiming how it may not have been the best way but it was effective and the only choice he had at the time. He ends his speech stating, "I'm not sorry."

I can bring physicality to my performance by having him throw his paper on the ground when he goes against the school and to walk around the stage.

Sasha

2/13/2019 01:18:26 pm

Reflect on your monologue performance. What it like in preparation and anticipation? What was your experience during the delivery of your monologue? What parts do you feel went really well. What parts so you know you'd want to improve upon? Also, what was it like being an audience for your peer's monologues?

The preparation was overall relatively good. Saying the lines and practicing was actually fun to do too but the anticipation was dreadful. Anxiously waiting for your make to be called was quite sickening to the stomach making me nauseous with the loud applause echoing in the black box. The delivery of my monologue started off strong but then gradually trailed off to below my standards as I began too stress but I suppose to others it seemed normal. I feel my beginning went well as I transformed into my desired character. Though parts I want to improve on are my on stage confidence. Audience wise I enjoyed being apart of the experience.

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