Preforming our piece:

We decided it was time to preform the Artaud piece and to not let it drag on any longer. At first i was very nervous as i do not like showing people something that isnt perfect and finished. But, i am very proud of the group for putting on a brave face and doing the best performance we could with little rehearsal and a lot of improvising! We did miss a lot of key moments and there were a lot of accidents (falling over bits of props!) and trying desperately not to laugh but i am quiet pleased with the out come. I asked a couple audience members what they thought:
Cristina Morales (a week later):
What did you think before, during and after the piece?
Before the piece I didn't know what it was about (so maybe you could have a title?). During the piece: I found it quite a shocking and harsh piece, mostly because of all of the sound effects as they were very loud and sudden. I also thought this because you guys had no face expressions which made it quite a misterious piece. I understood that it was a piece about all of your fears. This was very well transmitted as the audience was involved which was very effective. I also found the fact that there was one actor for one person of the audience very effective and made it much more personal as if we were part/involved/felt your emotions.
Things we could have done better on?
A title and turn the masks around so that they are facing the audience and do the dance closer to the audience.
What was the best part for you and which nightmare did you relate to the most?
i really liked the opening train doors part and just being involved in general and Meera's running away from something.

Kieran Gray (later the same day we preformed):
What were your initial thoughts?
I actually found it really good, I think because it was so different to what id expected and was used to.
Did you understand what were trying to portray?
Yeah, I thought the it was preformed helped me to understand it with the interaction with the four of us in the audience.

Directors Notebook:

We are now creating a directors note book on the play "A Servant to Two Masters" by Carlo Goldini
We are using the directing tips of Katie Mitchell, here are some notes i made reading the first chapter of her book:






I then created this mood board after choosing my scene (Act 1 Scene 14)
I chose to set my version in the 19th century because when i first read it, this era was the way i could see it.
I focused a lot on costume and set because i really want to bring out the posh, lavish 19th century life.