This past few weeks I had an experience with dramatic/comedic scene. Now I can't say that's it something totally new for me because I'd done scenes before this year but I feel like I'm getting more and more familiar with this kinds of acting. I know what I'm supposed to do, what is expected from me, how to work on a character and what my weakest and strongest sides are. I also would like to say how glad I was to be working with Alexis and John. We are a great team! Other groups did a pretty good job working on their scenes.
First of all, our scene was really crazy! Three drunk friends returning from the party at night, running over a poor man and attempting to cover up committed crime in a VERY messed up way isn't the picture one sees every day. But the challenge was taken and turned into success) There were two most difficult parts of a scene that we had to face and figure out. First, the characters were on the edge of the cliff with a car trapped by the bunch of branches and a dead body literally in their hands. Not simple props to create if you're not participating in Broadway show. We had to find something that would look convincing and self-explaining. So our car was three chairs put together as car sits and a table served us the role of the cliff. Our props were pretty simple, as you can see, but because of that we had to perform better in order to clarify the roles and the situation our characters were into. I think we managed to do that. Second, it was hard to decide whether our scene was comedic or more of a dramatic play. At this point the script we chose was confusing us, in my opinion. All characters were funny and ridiculous in some places and made difficult and crucial decisions in other places. Eventually, we came to conclusion that this play was better as a comedian one and we did everything possible to make it look like it is.
For other groups, I have to admit that the scene with two self-esteemed women fighting over a pack of Pringles takes the cake. I think Abby and Dyana did an amazing job. They were SO hilarious I couldn't stop laughing even after I'd watched them perform ten times. Abby’s accent and Dyana’s rolling eyes made my day! They fit into their roles pretty well and that's what I want to say thanks for. Jack’s and Dunkin’s scene about the moon pie didn't impress me that much, to be honest. I know that it was supposed to be funny but I'm not a big fan a throwing things around and falling from a chair. No offense guys, though. They still spend a lot of time working on it and I can imagine it wasn't easy.
At the end, I'd like to say that I'm happy we did all the scenes. I feel better and better every new time we do scenes or dialogues or silent movies, etc. There is such a huge amount of characters, and I enjoy being someone else every time, trying on all those new roles and fitting better in some of them and working more on getting into others. Thank you, Ms. Guarino, for being with us through all performances and giving helpful feedbacks on every step of the way!
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