Journal Assignment, One More

What skills did you acquire or develop during the rehearsal? (These could be specifically drama related OR beyond – such as collaboration/organization etc.)

During rehearsal, I don’t feel any major skills are being learned, though I do think I am practicing many skills. The main skills are coordination and management. Coordination along the lines of making sure everybody knows their duties as well as that they all know where to be and when. This alone is a nightmare and I am very happy that I have classmates to help me with it. That brings me to the other skill, management. For the play to succeed everybody needs to know where to be and what to do, this requires management skills. I feel that I am exercising my management skills by organizing actors and making sure (at least for my responsibilities) that we are on track.

What activities did you enjoy or find useful in the learning process? What activities did you not enjoy or not find so useful?

Out of the whole production, so far, The most enjoyable part was the brainstorming. The fact that we didn’t have any limitation and that everything was up in the air, kept reality from coming into perspective. This of course mean that our imaginations could wander and grandeur visions could fill our head. The worst part of the production (again so far) has been the cold hard reality of daily practices and the little things that need to get fixed. Such as having to learn lines, making stage movements work, and most of all making sure actors are there for practice.

I do think though, that the best part of the production for me will be the final day. The day we open the curtain, because I will know all this work went for something.

Comment please on the amount of homework, the deadlines, and the type of homework that was set. Was it fair? Useful? Did it assist in your learning and understanding?

The amount of Homework has been fair, and I believe that all deadlines are reasonable and well planned. The homework that was/is assigned is obviously related to drama and our coursework, and seems to be following IB curriculum. The homework has allowed me to see more to drama then just physical acts, there is also a huge research background as well as a lot of self-reflection.

What new knowledge and understanding have you acquired during this term? Please be as specific as possible.

During this term specifically, I imagine I have learned a lot less than others, because of my late joining. But I feel Like I have learned a lot. I have learned about different types of theater, including some I had never heard of before. Such as Kathakali and Kyogen, I have learned that you can make a play from scratch and all it needs is your own vision and emotion. Most of all, this term I have learned that drama class is a fun learning environment, where I never have to be afraid to speak my mind.