How did group skills contribute to the development of the drama?

We also had three English Literature students, myself, Katie and Ciana, this was a great advantage when it came to writing the individual scenes and collecting poems or information vital to our piece.

Stephen was the technical brain behind our performance. His knowledge of lighting and sound was also an invaluable skill contributing to the development of the drama. He was also able to create a CD which included all the songs, voice overs and sound effects that were needed for our performance. I also used my knowledge of computers to create two powerpoint presentations that were used during the performance.

Individual and group skills were used to contribute to the development of the drama through singing, music and dance. Marion as a member of the school choir and an excellent singer sang 'Puppet on a String' solo and Ciana also a talented vocalist sang 'Family Portrait' solo while Stephen played the guitar to great effect. It also took group skills to choreograph our dance and a lot of our movements. Luckily a number of us, myself, Katie and Ciana had recently been doing a course in dance during our P.E. lessons. Ciana was invaluable in our dance scenes as she is a very slick mover. In two of our scenes, Doppelganger and Waitng for Godot, choreography of movement was vital and the whole group contributed to develop the drama.

Our devised piece was very fast-moving and stylised so group skills were important in that we knew where we were meant to be at all times throughout the performance.

I was important in holding our group together, I kept everyone focused and avoided distractions. I organised a lot of the rehearsal schedule and put a lot of time into writing scenes. I continually researched collecting poems, phrases, sayings, images and kept everyone motivated. Every member of our group contributed substantially to the development of our drama in accordance to the different skills and interests. Devising a performance can be very stressful and the group's ability to support and encourage one another was a great help and we produced a successful piece through teamwork and co-operation.