week 5 Evaluation

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UAL - Level 3 PaPA - Acting Pathway - Unit 1 - 4

~Ilonka Flora

Evaluation of the performance, Romeo and Juliet in Westminster Kingsway College (Scenes 1 to 10)



We independently rehearsed our play about two times as an ensemble and any parts that seemed the weakest.

Our class performance overall was very fluid, with each scene that would end, the next scene would begin instantly without any hesitation and gaps in-between. On the other hand, in the beginning, Jaychelle opens the play with a stutter, maybe because of the pressure of being the first person to speak their lines. I also noticed that she was fidgeting with her hands, they should be by her sides. It's crucial that she doesn't do this because she is the character that everyone is watching at that moment therefore, they can see her fiddling with her hands. Instantly the audience will sense the loss in confidence and she needs to be able to continue without looking back on any mistakes in order to keep the performance going well, with the right energy, and I think Jaychelle did great on continuing and brushing it off.
Abdul as Benvolio was quite slow in halting the brawl between the servants, (in scene 1)because realistically, someone would have been hit or wounded already so we need it to look authentic and realistic (Konstantin Stanisvlaski) the timing needs to be precise, it was rehearsed so it's not clear why there was a little gap there. Yet, The fight that unravels between Abe and Abdul's character is exceptionally good because they added in their own sound effects for instance grunts.Also, the fight was recited well enough to appear realistic. The fight is Interrupted by Capulet but nevertheless begins once again when Montague enters the stage. I am Lady Montague, I trust that I executed my role well, 'Thou shall not stir one foot to seek a foe' was my character trying to control a fight from breaking out, perhaps it's to preserve the peace.. however since then my perspective on Lady Montague has changed, she's become more shallow, and self-centred. So any true motives would be for herself, meaning that she doesn't want her breadwinner to be fatally injured, for what will become of her. Grace who is the Prince performs her piece really superb, in my opinion. She is the one actually bring the big dispute to an end.She has quite a lot of lines to say but she said them powerfully in such a way, one would think it was in parts, instead of rambling on about rules which would cause the audience to most possibly disconnect from the play. she would pause to keep the tension and capture everyone's attention, everyone on their toes, wanting to know if there will be punishment or someone to blame. The party scene ( no. ) began awkwardly, for us who were performing that is. Being, we knew the cue of when the music should begin we were dancing to no music, which could have thrown us off but from my observations, it didn't. We knew the mistake but the crowd didn't because we didn't display that, we just adapted through the scene professionally like we rehearsed. The tech team came through eventually which may have confused the audience, I know I would've been confused if I was the audience. the music began after Romeo and Juliet exchange a few words and everyone else has frozen, so when everyone begins to move again the music starts so that made sense at least. When everyone did freeze for Romeo and Juliet's dialogue it was more accurate and sharper than our rehearsal, this is great as this indicates that everyone was working proficiently as an ensemble and were observant with their surroundings.because of this successful ensemble piece we were able to create a very climactic moment between Romeo and Juliet, a romantic tension. Jeremy and Georgina's kiss as Romeo and Juliet was one to see considering the audience were blushing and cheering on, however, the kiss could have been a lot more passionate, still, it's understanding though, you're kissing in front of a crowd. The act overall was great in a sense that it flowed effortlessly  with barely any gaps and awkward pauses, we kept the crowd engaged. After our performance, a handful of the people who watched the play began to ship* the characters and felt a chemistry bubbling from the two characters.

*To Ship is when you like the idea of two characters together romantically. e.g: ' she totally ships Romeo and Juliet together they just suit well!'




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