Dialogue Reflection: Pringles

When practicing my scene with Dayna, I found the dialogue difficult to master. Firstly, it was hard for both of us to fully understand the dialogue due to the writer’s lack of revision on the piece. Minor grammatical and awkward phrases made the memorization process for Dayna and I difficult. However, we managed to memorize the piece, even if it took us longer than expected. We both worked together by taking turns in a memorization-improvement exercise. One of us would read the other’s lines while the other would write out their individual lines on the white board. After both of us had taken turns, we wrote out each of our lines together while speaking them outline until the board was filled with the entire script. I felt that this exercise helped me to memorize me lines more efficiently. While I still struggled with a lot of the lines, if I had not done the exercise, I would have been in a harder situation when performing. Another part of this process that was challenging for me was picking a dialogue that was appropriate for class and from a play. Most of the dialogues that I found were either inappropriate or too dark. It took Dayna and I the majority of our time to find a piece we both liked. The time spent finding the piece could have been used to work on memorization. This taught me that it is helpful to look ahead at assignments and try to brainstorm ideas for the project. For example, I have already started looking for a scene to do with John that is serious yet appropriate for class.

At first it was hard for me to understand what Jack and Duncan’s skit was about. However, once they switched roles, introduced more movements, and developed their characters more, I found the piece interesting and really liked it. The only thing that I wish was different in there skit is concerning Jack’s part. I think that he needs to have more lines in order to make the skit an even performance that shows of both of the actors on stage. Yet jack was able to use his movements to his advantage, compensating for his lack of lines. He did a very good job at his body language, and movement, as did Duncan.

After Alexis, Lisa, and John wrote a preface to their skit, I found that their performance became more sophisticated and easy to follow. They all did an excellent job of making a very serious dilemma into a comedic situation. I think that Lisa did a good job of using productive criticism to her benefit. After a few suggestions for her character, I could really see a change in what she was trying to portray in her skit. I liked how every one participating in the skit had an even amount of lines. The one suggestion I have for them is to slow down in their lines and to react more. I think that both groups did a fantastic job altogether.  

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