Oh wow. What a great day! Today we watched the rest of the video of The Matchmaker, as performed on Friday night, when you lot were there. I didn’t hate watching myself as much as I expected, actually, I sort of enjoyed it.
Then I got my marks!! STRAIGHT As!!!! In case anyone cares, those are on Criteria 2: something about communciation, 4: to do with skills and 5: presents polished performance. I also got As on all the other criteria which weren’t just assessed on performance evenings, but during the rehearsal process like organisation, co-operation, understanding of context etc. Nicola said I was the only one in the class who “got” the true context of the play. Personally, I think that’s a little far fetched, but hey, being the director, she’s entitled to her opinion.
Here are the comments that came with my marks:
“Everyone loved your work – they wanted more of you. You sustained your character which is why you achieved ‘A’ ratings and others might have just missed out. You did everything any of us could hope for in your portrayal of your character. You were confident on stage and in control at all times. You also had a sense of the style of the piece and used this to your advantage in your communications with the audience. It was an intelligent and clever characterisation and you truly ‘got’ the genre and style of the play. You made every single moment in the last scene really count. Your voice is so easy to listen to which augurs well for your solo work. You set the bench mark and highlighted where and when others hadn’t been as successful with the style of the show. One tiny thing to watch is that sometimes you drop the volume near the end of lines and they are hard to hear – while it suited this interpretation you need to be aware of it for future performances.”
Yay!!
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