Diary Entry: Road 1

Diary Entry: Road 1

1. Today, we worked independently to refine our scenes. Those characters who had major scenes together worked with each other. However, since most of my performance is monologuing, I worked alone for most of the lesson.

   • I started by exploring my first scene, which would be mostly audience interaction. This included leading the audience into the performance space while delivering lines. I practiced the route I would follow through the school while reciting my lines in order to learn both timing and the lines themselves.

2. I considered including props in this scene which would allow me to get the audiences attention. I found that I was concentrating on the prop too much to interact with the audience effectively so I decided against this idea.

3. I asked other members of the class who weren't as busy to follow me while I performed. This would allow me to effectively direct my attention to where the audience would be.

   • I also asked them to give me any feedback at all on my performance. They helped me to refine my movement so that I was making contact with the audience at key points in the scene. This made for a much more effective delivery and allowed me to further my characterisation.