Conservatory Hour for Monday Nov. 17th
Is from 5-6pm in the Checco (Studio A)
This week’s focus will be a critique of
Heart of a Dog.
Attendance is required for all involved with the production and all freshmen.
All others are strongly encouraged to come participate in this discussion.
6 comments:
It was really interesting to hear about what the actors, designers, and director had to say about their piece. I was most impressed by the fact that all recognized the significances of a dramaturg to a production. They all seemed to wish they had one and it is great that CMU provides a program for dramaturgs.
I was so incredibly pleased to hear people acknowledge the need for a dramaturg on this piece. I was also impressed by the humility and desire of the actors, directors and design learn and grow from their experience with this piece. It was an entertaining, engaging and vibrant piece which, while lacking perhaps the political depth of the time, expressed wit and ironic humor with style.
This was by far the most successful conservatory hour feedback sesh for a production. Everyone listened carefully to eachother and made poignant points that furthered the conversation. I liked hearing my classmates give feedback to the director, designers and actors. Being apart of this discussion, helped me to start thinking about what works and what doesn't work in a production. I will take this knowledge with me into my own design processes in the future.
I was very glad that this conservatory hour seemed to be more progressive and worth while than the last critique. I enjoyed Heart of a Dog, but I am glad the designers and cast were given good advice. I do wish, however, that the designers got more time to speak--I think there was lots of things worth talking about, such as the lighting and doors. This was a thoroughly enjoyable conservatory hour, and I hope that this brings a new trend.
I loved this show because I thought there was a true cohesiveness between all the actors and designers. I think that the directors take on the show was exactly what the show called for. This was not the type of show where you leave saying, "that was the best piece of theatre I have ever seen" and nor was it meant to be. It wasd a farce, aka meant to be funny! I thought that with what they had to work with and the rehearsal time, it was a wonderful show. Obviously there are things that people seem not to fancy but in the long run, the was very well executed I think.
This conservatory hour was so much more successful and enjoyable than those past. It was a cool change to hear more from the acting perspective and the session felt a lot more open/accepting than those past. The plat itself was very successful, and against popular believe i really enjoyed the doors. the irony was hysterical, and the farce really came off well - it would have been nice to get a little more historical background, but it wasn't entirely bad to be missing it.
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