35 kirstine donegan play

POL (The Play)
- The play’s purpose was a spin-off of the 80’s film “Fame.” Introducing the audience to modern day troubles for teenagers.
- The requirements for the play were the same as any other, except we had to make sure everything was their. With a pre-written play you have the advantage of trusting that it makes since, and all you have to worry about is the acting and performing of the play. However, when you write your own play you have triple check that everything is their and makes since.
- First, the idea, a teenager movie, dealing with contemporary predicaments. The next step for us to write the play was improv: Then we would have a greater understanding of what we were trying to accomplish. After every role was created and basic meaning was established we began auditioning as well as discovering the performer’s talents. Then we put the pieces together, if their was something missing from the basic play we add it to improve the meaning. (Picking and choosing, adding and subtracting.) After we had it down we began practicing over and over to one make sure everything made since and two have it done perfectly.
- Their were many lessons everyone learned, and shared as well. Of course for me I learned that a play is more than one person. Usually there is one person who stands out in a play, or on a sports team, the MVP. As a non-competitive person, I’ve never really been a fan of that. However, with this play more then any other play I’ve done I felt it was more everyone was the MVP. As well everyone helped each other, gave advice as well complemented people. I all so learned that many people at Eagles Peak have great talents.
- I struggled with not laughing. For me that’s like asking a cow not to moo. I enjoyed seeing everyone proud of themselves and everyone else proud of everyone else. It was a good feeling.
- I learned that a play isn’t black or white. It doesn’t have to be the unoriginal “Romeo and Juliet” it can be something you came up with, that’s totally original.