Assignment 6 Samantha McGehee

I thought our performance was pretty good. I think all of our actors remained in character pretty well. Our stage directions were meant to be pretty isolated to one area besides with the door for entrances and exits. All of our conversations revolved around the table mostly for Cecily and Algernon’s lines so they could talk but still be able to access the box and diary. I struggled with getting the cues for when to sit down and lean on the table. I thought every person contributed to their character and to the play overall. I thought we had some funny details such as the dog cart, and the huge box of letter. I thought we did a good job of playing off one another during our performance and being our characters with each other on stage. I think the main thing that would have helped our performance was if we had memorized our lines. What this activity taught me about the play was it really emphasized and brought to life the humor in the play that I think I recognized but did not really appreciate until I saw it acted out and by acting it out. Like I really did not realize how hilariously crazy Cecily was until I got to play her which was a lot of fun.