I think Susan was starting to get annoyed as they keep getting interrupted and still didn’t get to kiss after so long. I showed the impatience and annoyance by speaking in a faster pace but still in a sugarcoated voice because she’s with the guy she likes.
Set
As the play was originally written as a file-script, there are some difficulties staging it. A film can change the setting in a matter of seconds, but that is impossible in a play. According to the script, the only permanent set will be the goalposts. However, in our play, we did not have the goalposts. The setting was mimed and shown through our gestures, language and movements.
Throughout this scene the characters move from place to place. The main action takes place in the shopping precinct and environs. –From the script. To show that the setting is changing, we have the characters walking a really short distance. I showed that we (Gregory and Susan) have arrived at the recreation; I looked around at the view. We decided it would be too distracting to have the characters speaking and moving at the same time, so whenever the characters speak, they would stop moving.
Movements and body language
Susan is a girl who will speak her mind (“are you going to kiss me or what?”—One of her lines) so I think she’s quite confident. I have to portray her character using my actions.
When Carol called Susan on the phone, I mimed talking on the phone to portray that I am the one Carol is talking to on the phone.
When Margo told Susan Gregory was a sex maniac, I nudged her slightly while I said my line “…how ‘bout resisting abreast?” to portray the fact that I am teasing her.
I turned my body towards Gregory at times and held eye contact while he talked and looked at the audiences at times.
Props
We did not use any props in our performance. All the props (such as Eric’s camera) were mimed.
Lines
Given the amount of time, I think we have memorized our lines pretty well. I spent a lot of time trying to memorize all my lines. I used thought tracking to try to understand how to say my lines.
Points I used to think about my line delivering
>What is she thinking now?
>Is there a difference between what she’s thinking and what she’s saying?
>Should she speak at a faster pace or a slower pace?
Other skill we used
We used crosscutting, repetition to mark the moment. Mark the climaxes. Every time we reached a climax in the scene, the characters in the scene will freeze and the other characters not in the scene will run onto stage and repeat that line in different voices and tones. It worked very well and marked the moment effectively.
Evaluation of the ‘Susan’s
Jacqueline used her voice and tone well, however her body movements and gestures made her appear shy and uncomfortable. Her lines were delivered at a good pace. Sever times when she was delivering her lines, she moved closer to the audiences and made eye contact, which made the audience concentrate more. Jacqueline used her movements to show that she is very frustrated when Gregory and Susan were interrupted every time they get intimidated. She dropped her hands to show that she is irritated. In the last part when Gregory and Susan were supposed to kiss, she appeared very tense and awkward. The scene should end with a freeze-frame; however because Jacqueline was so eager to pull herself away from ‘Gregory’, the scene did not end with an ending freeze.
Bonnie appeared more relax and comfortable compared to Jacqueline. She darted flirty glances at ‘Gregory’ when she delivered her lines. He voice was clear and she lowered her voice slightly when she delivered the line ‘Are you going to kiss me or what?’ She used her body language quite well, turning her body sideways towards Gregory. She delivered her lines at a slower pace, which made the scene more intense.
Marcia portrayed Susan as a shy character. She looked at the floor couple of times when she was delivering her lines. She appeared self-conscious and awkward. Her voice was loud and clear. She made eye contact with the audiences. When Susan was supposed to be teasing Gregory, she delivered her lines flatly and did not make the desired effect. At the last scene, there was a slight error, when the other characters were counting the kiss; she appeared very startled and jerked away from ‘Gregory’. I think she forgot that the other characters were supposed to count their kiss.
Fion portrayed Susan as a sweet character. Several times she tilted her head slightly towards ‘Gregory’ with a slight smile. She could improve by speaking louder and clearer. Her tone was too flat and not dramatic enough. She was facing Gregory most of the time and standing sideways so the audiences can hardly see her. She should turn her body towards the audience.
I portrayed Susan as a flirty and seductive character. I turned my body towards Gregory at times and made eye contact with the audiences. When Susan and Gregory were dancing on the floor, we turned our bodies at an angle so the audiences can see us properly and see our facial expressions. I acted startled and embarrassed when Eric interrupted Gregory and Susan while they were dancing on their back.
Amendments:
If I could make any changes we would probably have spend a lot more time working on our lines. I could improve by memorizing my lines even better because there was one point when Anthony (playing Gregory) forgot his lines and we had a pause. If I knew my lines even better, I could have just skipped his line and go on with the performance, but I memorized the lines by responding to what Gregory says.
I think our group worked very well in all aspects. Especially Joyce (who was playing Madeline) and Sacha (playing Richard) had done especially well; they were very in character and did a really good portrayal of the characters.
We delivered a fairly well polished final production in the short amount of time. Our group worked very well together and interacted sufficiently.
