Variation of interpretations
Performing in front of an audience brings out a much different kind of performance than rehearsal does. During rehearsal, actors run lines and occasionally have an emotional connection, but rarely do they have an experience like a performance. The time a show is performed also has a major impact on the outcome of the performance. For example, during the Friday night show, the audience found almost every line humorous, even ones that were not intended to be funny. However, during the Saturday matinee, the audience laughed a total of four times; therefore, that show was affected by the audience as well - in a negative way. If people were not laughing and staying involved, it became much more tedious for the actors on stage to stay focused. In the same way as when the audience was almost too attentive and participated too much.Another interesting aspect of live performances with audience interaction is the feeling they come away subsequent to viewing the show. Like Jackie said, on Friday night, she didn’t really feel bad for the Lovers in the second act. However, viewing it on Thursday night, Lauren said she felt something much different toward the Lovers in the second act. Their opinions were varied because of the different times they viewed it, and the different audiences of which they were members.
Personal feelings about the characters and their situations also varied. For example, in our meeting, Julia and Lauren had opposite viewpoints on the characters fates and relationships. One person felt that the Losers really had more potential for success while the Winners didn’t really understand that their love would not last. The other person believed that the Winners achieved success because they really did feel true love for each other, even though they would have only a short time to feel it. The way one script can have such a variety of ways of being viewed is fascinating. Just like L. Frank Baum’s "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", one story can cause so many different ideas and works of art; like "The Wiz" and "Wicked". Everyone brings away something different even though they have seen the same performance.
posted by Taylor @ 10:15 PM
2 Comments:
I really like how you used other people's opinions in your meditation to show multiple perspectives on the same subject. Using three perspectives like you did makes it easier for the reading to have a better understanding of the point you were trying to convey.
I've always loved live performances more than movies or tv shows for the simple aspect of having a live audience. The actors feed off of it, and so does the rest of the audience. I am very glad I saw Lovers one two different nights - the show was so different each time, just because of the audience.
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