Drama Journal #6

When we were told that we would be doing scenes from The Crucible, I will admit that I was a little disappointed. I am not usually a fan of tragedy, and as I said in my previous journal, I am not a big fan of The Crucible as a play. But when scenes were given out, and groups were formed, I began to get a little more excited about my scene.

It took me a little longer than everybody else to memorize my lines (due to neglect) but when I finally did, I found that our scene ran quite smoothly. We are still in the rehearsal process and trying to work out the staging for our scene. It is much more difficult than I imagined. I appreciate what Mr. Newman does ever year for the play. It is certainly hard. Anyways, while we were in the midst of practicing, Mr. Newman decided to mark us based on our lines rehearsal as opposed to regular line tests that he usually does (which are terrifying). I liked the idea, but at the same time I felt that he came in to watch only the scene where I had a million lines, and where I was still a little foggy on my exact lines. I guess he knew which scene he needed to watch. But anyway, as a result I did quite poorly on my line test. Which means that My overall Drama average will be quite low. But I think I know how I can improve it....

            I think that I will be able to improve my Drama Mark in two areas: rehearsal and performance. We have been fairly focused during rehearsals (thank you Jessica) and I think that if I really work on my lines and get absorbed into the character of Elizabeth that I could do quite well.

            I cant wait to perform. It will be great!