Assignment 6: Noah Welch

Our group was fantastic and I have no complaints about the other members. In my opinion, we worked well with the limited resources we had. I enjoyed every moment of our performance.   Art is wonderful in nature because no performance is ever truly perfect. There are always imperfections that time and experience can improve. Due to our lack of premeditated rehearsal our mannerisms were not perfect, how could they be when we did not recall the other’s lines? I think Connor’s accent was hilarious, Andrew was on point with his portrayal of Algy and I, while not perfect, think that my performance covered the important qualities of Jack. When we were able to use accents, I think they were satisfactory. I think our articulation and projection were very decent. However we had the problem of breaking character when we forgot our lines. I truly believe if we had our lines memorized in context we would have performed exquisitely.  I think our use of space and props could have been a bit better.  Since I was unable to be at our rehearsal in the theater, we had difficulty using space effectively. I regret that I could not practice on the stage, because I believe that our performance would have been much improved with time in the theater.  I think our costumes were good, for the short period of time that we had to collaborate.

I have concluded that this performance was helpful in my understanding of the Importance of Being Earnest. It helped me go into character and understand the play. I continue to develop a respect for practice and think that our group would have been top tier, if we had more time to rehearse.  I have always enjoyed theater and this performance was an amazing way to gain appreciation for the art.