In drama, my group (Kate, Autumn and I) we had to perform a puppetry performance for the end of transition day. A puppetry performance is when you make props in the shape of something, for example, a human & a tree. You put the props up to a stand and you have a light shining from behind it, so it shows a shadow of the prop. My group had this story called “The Pear Tree” and we got to perform it in front of the parents and siblings. It was an enjoyable experience especially when we paired up with the other drama class and got to perform it together.
- How did you come up with your performance idea? What inspired you?
At the very start of working on the performance, we got to read every story and we could choose the one that we liked the best. We got inspiration from the internet and looking at photos of different types of shadows on the internet. We also got some ideas from the other groups and Miss Wellington helped us a lot with the ideas.
2. Did you have any issues to overcome during the process?
Yes, we had a lot of issues that we needed to overcome. One of them was making the puppets itself. The puppets kept falling over and the wooden stands wouldn’t even stand them up. So we overcame them by putting more support on the back of the props. Another problem was recording the audio. We kept laughing and being silly but we managed to pull ourselves together and finished the recording.
3. What would you do differently next time?
I think we could’ve spread out the work evenly because in one drama lesson I was away, and Kate and Autumn assigned the roles and practised a lot and I didn’t get as much work to do as them. So next time we could spread out the roles evenly.
4. How did you use critical thinking on this task?
We used critical thinking by realising that we need to practice during lunchtime a couple of days in a row. That really helped us put everything together. Before, we didn’t even know how to handle the puppets correctly without dropping half of them in the process. After the lunchtime practices, we got our hands sorted out and we could all do it together.
5. How did you collaborate and communicate with each member during this process?
When we all figured out a lunchtime to practice, that involved communication. We also had to communicate when we were making the puppets. Like who was making the youngest brother, the pear tree, the house, etc.
6. Did you show leadership skills or resilience during this task?
I think my whole group showed leadership because no one really took over and we all got a fairly even amount of work together. I showed resilience because when I had to create the audio recording for the performance, I had to use premier pro and I had no clue how to use it. But with a few YouTube videos and exploring it, I managed to create the audio and it sounded really good.
7. Were you and your group organised?
Yes, our group was very organised. We worked hard in class with making our puppets and trying to visualise what our performance would look like. We also were organised by meeting at lunchtime to practice because that made a huge difference. On the day, we were organised by laying out all of our puppets and props on a table so it was easily accessible when we were in the middle of performing.