1) Did you presentation and workshop have the effect you intended? Why? Why not?
Our intention was to educate people about Greek Comedy. Based on the participation we received at the end of the class, I feel that our presentation and workshop had the effect we intended. This is so because the other members of class knew what to do when on stage because they had learned about Greek Comedy in the presentation and so were able to apply what they had learned to their acting.
2) What changes would you make to improve?
Next time, I would make sure that our group does a full run through of the oral presentation because when we did it for the rest of the class, it turned out to be 20 minutes which was a bit long. So, to be able to change this time I would do a full run through and then change parts where needed so that the presentation does not exceed 15 minutes. Also, I would change the presentation so that the audience does not need a whole lot of time to copy down everything, which slowed the whole presentation down quite a lot. I would change the presentation through making sure only the most important points are on the PowerPoint and that any other points are said verbally so that the audience only copies down the important points and not every point in case they cannot differentiate which points are more important.
3) What areas of the presentation and workshop were you responsible for?
I was responsible for the political, social, cultural, and economic ideas that influenced Greek Comedy, as well as key features of; costumes, characters (the different types), and acting. Nobody was really assigned to being responsible for the physical part of the workshop; however, I suggested the two activities, and later, introduced them together with Robin.
4) Did you group show successful or unsuccessful collaboration skills? Give an example.
I think that in general our group was successful collaboration wise because everybody had quite good knowledge about what everybody else was doing and everybody was able to do a part in the activities. However, I do think that for the presentation, not everybody was as prepared or involved with what they were doing as others, for example, some people were just reading off the board, whilst others were explaining what was on the board. Also, I think that not everybody put as much effort or worked together as much as they could have.
However, I do feel that our group did not have very effective communication at the very start of this project because we did not decide on a theme until about two weeks before the performance, therefore, I feel that if we were to have good communication, we should have communicated on time and made sure that everybody had contributed ideas so that we could have decided on a workshop sooner.
5) What key features caught the most attention of your audience?
I believe that the different types of characters were the most eye-catching because after our PowerPoint when we did the improvisation everybody was able to use these characters well, showing that they had paid good attention to that part and that they understood it. Also, I think that the key features of acting were quite interesting for the audience because when on stage improvising with the different characters, everybody was able to incorporate at least one of the key features of Greek Comedy; whether it was movement, voice or character. Therefore, I believe those two features were the most eye-catching to the audience as they showed that they really understood them during the improvisation.
6) What key features were the most effective when used in rehearsal and performance?
In my opinion there were two key features that really stood out when the rest of the class were doing the improvisations; physical contact, and the different types of characters. One of the most important features of Greek Comedy was the physical contact between two actors because it made the audience laugh, during the improvisations, every time there were new people on stage, at least one person made contact with another; whether it was a push, or a nudge, almost everybody really applied that important part of the Greek Comedy. The class was told about nine different stock characters; these were also printed on the sheet of paper given to the audience before the improvisation. Every time a new person would come into the scene, they would take on one of those characters and had to use Greek Comedy features to make it clear to the audience who they were. I think these two features were the most effective during the improvisation because they were used the most, the audience really understood them and knew how to use them, and they really helped show Greek Comedy (and they made everybody laugh, which was a big part of Greek Comedy so it was successful).
Our intention was to educate people about Greek Comedy. Based on the participation we received at the end of the class, I feel that our presentation and workshop had the effect we intended. This is so because the other members of class knew what to do when on stage because they had learned about Greek Comedy in the presentation and so were able to apply what they had learned to their acting.
2) What changes would you make to improve?
Next time, I would make sure that our group does a full run through of the oral presentation because when we did it for the rest of the class, it turned out to be 20 minutes which was a bit long. So, to be able to change this time I would do a full run through and then change parts where needed so that the presentation does not exceed 15 minutes. Also, I would change the presentation so that the audience does not need a whole lot of time to copy down everything, which slowed the whole presentation down quite a lot. I would change the presentation through making sure only the most important points are on the PowerPoint and that any other points are said verbally so that the audience only copies down the important points and not every point in case they cannot differentiate which points are more important.
3) What areas of the presentation and workshop were you responsible for?
I was responsible for the political, social, cultural, and economic ideas that influenced Greek Comedy, as well as key features of; costumes, characters (the different types), and acting. Nobody was really assigned to being responsible for the physical part of the workshop; however, I suggested the two activities, and later, introduced them together with Robin.
4) Did you group show successful or unsuccessful collaboration skills? Give an example.
I think that in general our group was successful collaboration wise because everybody had quite good knowledge about what everybody else was doing and everybody was able to do a part in the activities. However, I do think that for the presentation, not everybody was as prepared or involved with what they were doing as others, for example, some people were just reading off the board, whilst others were explaining what was on the board. Also, I think that not everybody put as much effort or worked together as much as they could have.
However, I do feel that our group did not have very effective communication at the very start of this project because we did not decide on a theme until about two weeks before the performance, therefore, I feel that if we were to have good communication, we should have communicated on time and made sure that everybody had contributed ideas so that we could have decided on a workshop sooner.
5) What key features caught the most attention of your audience?
I believe that the different types of characters were the most eye-catching because after our PowerPoint when we did the improvisation everybody was able to use these characters well, showing that they had paid good attention to that part and that they understood it. Also, I think that the key features of acting were quite interesting for the audience because when on stage improvising with the different characters, everybody was able to incorporate at least one of the key features of Greek Comedy; whether it was movement, voice or character. Therefore, I believe those two features were the most eye-catching to the audience as they showed that they really understood them during the improvisation.
6) What key features were the most effective when used in rehearsal and performance?
In my opinion there were two key features that really stood out when the rest of the class were doing the improvisations; physical contact, and the different types of characters. One of the most important features of Greek Comedy was the physical contact between two actors because it made the audience laugh, during the improvisations, every time there were new people on stage, at least one person made contact with another; whether it was a push, or a nudge, almost everybody really applied that important part of the Greek Comedy. The class was told about nine different stock characters; these were also printed on the sheet of paper given to the audience before the improvisation. Every time a new person would come into the scene, they would take on one of those characters and had to use Greek Comedy features to make it clear to the audience who they were. I think these two features were the most effective during the improvisation because they were used the most, the audience really understood them and knew how to use them, and they really helped show Greek Comedy (and they made everybody laugh, which was a big part of Greek Comedy so it was successful).
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