We didn't have a lot of time to rehearse in the venue because the day before the event was mainly devoted to installation and set up. However, we stayed late and made sure to rehearse in the venue, mainly to work out the transition between scenes. We needed to know which side of the stage each prop should be, and we couldn't decide this without seeing how much space we would have each side of the stage to store our props.
The day of the performances came, and we were nervous but excited too. We would FINALLY have an audience! It was the moment of truth. Would people understand the stories? Would they find it funny? We were really unsure whether our humour would translate, having not performed it for an audience yet (other than a few friends), and we hoped that people would understand the stories with no background information other than our speech before each performance. The stories are simple, and we designed the scenes around the props, many of the scenes not even including dialogue.
The feedback was overwhelmingly positive. It was great to hear that after all our hard work, the audience found our performances engaging and funny. Hearing the audience laugh made the performances much more fun for us, and it was a relief to finally know that our humour was understood.
I am very proud of us and our performances. We worked hard both in preparation for the event, and at the event itself, in order to deliver performances that gave a voice to some local primary school children. This project put me out of my comfort zone, but I really enjoyed it. As a group, I think we worked really well together, knowing our strengths and supporting and learning from each other.
The day of the performances came, and we were nervous but excited too. We would FINALLY have an audience! It was the moment of truth. Would people understand the stories? Would they find it funny? We were really unsure whether our humour would translate, having not performed it for an audience yet (other than a few friends), and we hoped that people would understand the stories with no background information other than our speech before each performance. The stories are simple, and we designed the scenes around the props, many of the scenes not even including dialogue.
The feedback was overwhelmingly positive. It was great to hear that after all our hard work, the audience found our performances engaging and funny. Hearing the audience laugh made the performances much more fun for us, and it was a relief to finally know that our humour was understood.
I am very proud of us and our performances. We worked hard both in preparation for the event, and at the event itself, in order to deliver performances that gave a voice to some local primary school children. This project put me out of my comfort zone, but I really enjoyed it. As a group, I think we worked really well together, knowing our strengths and supporting and learning from each other.
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