Last Performance Ever? 12/18



During class on Tuesday my group and I performed our final IA project. Once I put my costume on, I felt something was different from the other times I've performed in class. I felt a type of way that was unusual for me. Nerves and thoughts rose in my mind, and I couldn't help to think that this was one of my last major projects that I would ever do in Ms. Guarino's class. Pressure internally rose as I rasied my own expectations for my performances. Being in Ms. Guarino's class for 4 years, I felt this project would show all the growth that occurred within me over my time at Cheshire Academy. Even with my rising nerves, I could help think that I was going to be fine. I knew that all the time I spent visualizing the moment would pay off, and I was right. Our group did a wonderful job performing our scene.

When our project concluded, I felt content. I thought about my performance and instantly harped on my mess-ups. But, once some time went by, I realized that my mess-ups were minimal and I was more proud of the fact that I kept the scene going. I felt the internal pressure that I placed on myself right before the performance was unnecessary, and thought that I may have been able to do better without it. Overall, I applaud our groups effort for putting on a 20 minute performance. When rewatching the play I loved the lights and really thought that separated our scene from the other groups. We had a clear cut beginning, middle, and end and I felt the lines and order of them worked really well, The way I  changed  tone and emotion in my voice was good, but I could've been louder. Blocking could have been better as I felt the scene had no popping emotion through actions. But overall I was really proud of our groups effort and dedication to making this performance possible.

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