Our second show felt more like a run through rather than a performance, because we hadn't worked on the play for a week, the lines and energy were lost and we went from doing such a great show in our first performance to a performance that wasn't quite good enough. I found that my character was robotic and stiff because I didn't feel as comfortable and confident as I did in the first show due to lack of rehearsals in the week. The audience were very enthusiastic and understood the humour more than the first audience which helped us work harder. Although it wasn't bad I have learnt how important the drive of energy is, if one person drops we all do and the play lacks vitality and passion which is needed to carry this plays message across and this is partially because we are copying what we did last weak and we need to freshen our characters up.
Here are some notes for myself for the last show:
Be snappy with each transition.
Constantly know of your objective.
Use the stage more.
Keep things different and fresh.
