Performance To A Targeted Audience Essay, Research Paper

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Adolescent Play~Introduction We were

asked to make a public presentation for a adolescent audience. We thought and discussed

many options for a capable affair and came up with relevant occurrences to

adolescents. The more considered topics were sex, school and survey force per unit area,

friendly relationship and love. Our concluding determination was about sex because we felt that sex

is a major portion of teenage old ages and that non adequate adolescents are decently educated

about sex. We besides decided that we wanted our public presentation to educate adolescents

so we used T.I.E ( Theatre in Education ) manner of theater. The mark audience

was found because of the manner we felt about sex instruction in PSHE. We felt that

twelvemonth 9 would profit from seeing our public presentation because sexual force per unit area is

aroused at about this age. Our drama was asked to be ready in one month

hence we merely had one moth to practise. ? Rehearsal

Each of

the different groups rehearsed on their ain at first until they mastered their

Acts of the Apostless. After plentifulness of practise the groups came together to practise. When

rehearsing, the different groups used improvisation techniques and attempted to

compose a simple usher book. Each of the histrions gave positions on how to better

our dry run accomplishments and helped each other with their playing accomplishments. Given the

clip that we had to practise most of it was waste and I believe this was

because some of us lacked concentration and enthusiasm. My group had certain

concerns about the improvisational books that another group used because of

the make-believe maltreatment that we had to take from another group. We overcame that

job by speaking to them about it and they toned down their books so that

no more clip would be wasted. ? The Play The

drama is about three different groups of male and female adolescents who all go to

a party. The different groups have positions about sex and different ways of

speaking about it. The male group brags to each other about their sexual

escapades when truly have non any and merely lie to affect their friends,

which shows us another common subject of equal force per unit area. This is where the misss

differ, as they do non speak about sex because of their fright of being labelled.

This besides shows us about sexism where misss would be slandered against if they

talked about any sexual confrontations. They all go to a party where a male

character ( Eugine ) who is labelled as a “ geek ” and an ordinary miss

( Rachael ) who has had secret crush on him, acquire together and hold sex. Rachael & # 8217 ; s

friends are disgusted with her for traveling with a geek and holding sex at such an

early age whereas, Eugine & # 8217 ; s friends p

raise him. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? In this drama we used a storyteller to

state the audience of the whereabouts and clip of the following scene. Our storyteller

besides interacts with the audience inquiring them of what they might believe will

go on. This would hold been utile because it would hold kept the audiences

attending. My function in the drama was a girl friend of Rachael & # 8217 ; s who accompanies

her to the party. A peculiar scene that I was in that I thought was good was

a scene where the misss talk about what they are traveling to have on to the party. My

character persuaded the other misss non to dress slackly and to cover

themselves up or else they & # 8217 ; d give the male childs the incorrect feeling. I changed the

tone of my voice to acquire into my character so that I & # 8217 ; d demo the earnestness of

the character. I could better my moving accomplishments by being more enthusiastic and

by acquiring in to it more. The Set In the

drama we used 2 different sets. The first set was one made up to look like a

schoolroom ( see diagram 1 ) . We used this set for a scene in which the male childs talk

about sex and where they ask the misss to come to the party. The 2nd set was

made up to look like a life room and this is where the “ also-rans ”

treatment and the party are set. To better the life room set we could hold

used more item by seting in small things like a java tabular array, this makes

the set look a small spot more realistic. We did non utilize any particular lighting

or alter the lighting through the drama because we did non hold entree to

illuming installations. However we did utilize music in a few of the scenes. We played

fast music while the male childs and misss where dressing and doing themselves up and

at the party. This was successful in making a party feeling for the

characters.Conclusion In my

belief, the thought and purposes of the drama was first-class because it would hold

educated and entertained an audience in one public presentation. Blending instruction with

amusement is a good thought particularly for ungratified adolescents because it keeps

their attending focused on the pleasances of acquisition and basking themselves at

the same clip. Unfortunately, we did non execute the drama. This was because of

the little sum of clip we were given to practise in and because of the clip

that people wasted. Hopefully, following clip we are given a undertaking to make and

execute a drama my category will understand the importance of clip and how it

should non be wasted because I now understand from this experience. I believe

the drama would hold been successful if we performed it and that we might hold

educated the audience about sex and the force per unit areas sex puts on adolescents as we

set out to make. Courtney? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 3rd Feb 2001

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