Jessica

STRESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

This entire day I was completely stressed about my solo. I knew that I was prepared, but I was nervous about dropping a line, or falling on a prop or something to destroy my performance.

During our study in first period, Maddi, Jess, Leah and I all rehearsed our performances, and delivered them to each other. Watching some of the girls made me feel a fair bit intimidated because there scripts were so deep, and mine (being a teenybopper) was impossible to allow for depth. Never the less, I retained confidence and changed into costume at the start of the class.

Summary of performances:

Jess P: ‘The Wog’. Her performance was different to the comic type the class has come to expect from her. The solo showed that she is truly an amazing actress, because she was able to touch the audience with a dramatic interpretation of a wog. The tension between the father and daughter in the performance was well developed and drew the audience in. Her costume was perfect to illustrate her background.

Maddi: ‘The Nerd’. This solo personally I loved. You can relate to the emotions of her character, and also the dilemmas faced. Her use of space allowed us to follow the change of scenes and characters clearly and effectively. The nerd character draws the audience in making them feel sorry for the pain endured, and maddi showed this.

Nadia: ‘The Greaser’. Her performance was about the only one where the symbol was clear and not randomly added at the end of the solo. This performance was the right character for Nadia, as she worked towards her strengths, showing us the depth that she can go to in a solo script. I loved the costume; It was exactly was is needed to show a greaser in full flight.

Leah: ‘The Cheerleader’. Personally I could relate to this performance more than anyone else in the class as I am a cheerleader. Leah used my uniform and also my pom poms during her performance, which were perfect as she is a cheerleader. This solo showed the enviroment in which cheerleaders live in seemlessly and richly. Leah created the mood which typical cheerleaders live in well.

Jess M: ‘The Bum’. I found this solo hilarious. This is exactly what my dad is like, with the beer in one hand, and a footy in another. She used the props in her performance efficantly, interchanging some for symbolism. Her focus was steel like, as it would have been tough to act drunk and maintain the character.

Heather: ‘The Metal head’. Heather has complete focus of steel. You can tell this through the way she portrays the character like she has complete and total belief that she IS a metal head, and the story she is illustrating really happend to her. Her depth of script is like no one else in our class.

The standard of the performances was extremely high, but I was SO glad the my solo was complete, and now all I had to do was enjoy the others