One of our biggest successes was being able to convey the complex backstory of our characters, as there were very complex family dynamics among the characters in Miranda's family, and the events that did not occur on stage, such as the destruction caused by the moon falling out of orbit after it was hit by an asteroid. My group also did a good job at clarifying her complex way that time worked in our production, as there is a pattern of changing from scenes of what the family's lives are like after the destruction caused by the moon moving out of its orbit to flashbacks of events that happened between the moon crisis. The clarity of these ideas are extremely important to our adaption because these help give the scenes context, which makes the audience better understand the plot.
Despite our eventual success, making these aspects clear to the audience was extremely hard and took a lot of work. My group had to work on several different revisions of the script, as each one included more lines about these subjects, which allowed for the plot to be more clear. This was most important for the development of the characters' relationships, as they were reflected in the addition of new lines, and the establishment of the events involving the moon and the changes that happened to Earth, as we chose not to stage that scene, as my group decided to focus more on the development of the characters and their relationships. We also used different lighting to help distinguish the pattern of the flashbacks and current events. My group used the same kind of stage lighting for all the scenes that were flashbacks that looked distinctly different than the type of stage lighting that was used during all the scenes that occurred in the present. This allowed it to be more clear to the audience when each scene was set, as there was a visual pattern of the lighting used. The structure of time was also helped by the use of costumes and set changes.
I think that my performance showed great improvement. I was able to memorize most of my lines and was able to ad-lib the ones that I did not know exactly, but I knew the point. I also extended my acting abilities, as I played a character that is very different from myself or any other character that I have ever played. She also was going through something that I have never experiences, such as starving during the apocalypse, which was also a challenge at times. Despite these challenges, I worked very hard and was able to have a very successful adaption of my group's play put on. I also had a lot of fun doing it, which I think is the best and most important part of it, which is something that I can say about all of my experiences in Literature and Performance class this year.
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