Assignment 6: Josh Strange

Overall, I think my group did excellent at performing. Jack, James, Harrison, and I all had our lines down and were extremely prepared for our presentation.  I think that our script was well-made, looked neat, and was an accurate interpretation of what we performed on the stage.  Jack was portrayed as rude and ignorant, which added an interpretation to what others thought of him in the original script.  By being rude and ignorant, it made Algernon appear well-mannered and pleasant- which is also slightly different than what could have been perceived in the original script.  Jack's vigorous shaking and touching of women shows his anger, along with his loud voice projection and angry face.  Lady Bracknell comes across as a more polite woman, even when she is frustrated.  I found our short skit funny because the gender roles were flipped, showing that Jack had no idea how to act outside of his "house-hold duties" by shaking and touching women throughout the skit.

Personally, by acting out the skit I was able to visualize how the play intended for each character to be played.  I also learned how each line was meant in context.  Also, in the context of acting- I learned how poor of an actor I am.  It was personally entertaining even for me because I struggle to keep a straight face at any time, including on stage.  While I was supposed to be crying and upset, I was laughing, and I think that was obvious to anyone watching.  I found our skit to be comedy because we also put in small acts of slightly perverted humor to pertain to our audience of high school students, and our use of large grand acts of rudeness and ignorance.  Also men in dresses is always funny.  I personally loved this assignment and learned a lot about the "Importance of Being Earnest" and gained a lot from this experience.