Chapter...Audiences and critics:
The first thought that came to mind while I was reading the chapter was my classmates, the audience that watched me perform my monodrama. Half of the people had already seen me perform my monodrama, and laughed with me at my mistakes, while the other half were watching it for the first time. So the first half I was comfortable performing in front of because I knew that they were supporting me, while the other half I could only read their facial expressions and decide for myself what they might be thinking. If I made a mistake for them, I would need to just keep going because there are no retakes in theater.
As for everyone else's performance, I was part of the audience. I was the one "participating vicariously through the mind and the heart" of the performer (50). I could relate to what each person was saying. I could feel the emotions. At one point I almost cried when a performer talked about death. No grandparents dying soon please.
While we did not have the most diverse audiences for our monodramas, each person brought their own experiences to the table. We all came from different homes, and different environments, but we weren't that diverse. As for criticism...I feel that I only received, and hopefully only gave positive criticism. Yay for having great peers who like to be supportive.
Playwriting:
"load it up"
I have no idea where to go with my play. I have too many ideas, and can't put my finger down. But this is normal, perfectionist can't decide on a topic without knowing that it is perfect. And I tell myself every time...just pick!
By the way professor, I think that the real reason that people don't always raise their hands up high when you ask questions about the ideas people have for their plays is because they themselves don't have a solid idea of what they want their play to be about. At least that was my case. - Ok pick real fast what you want your play to be about. Umm..I think of something off the top of my head, I don't like it so I throw the idea back. - That didn't get me very far.
I'm not sure that I understood what it meant to be biased towards a character.
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Regarding being biased towards a character: This is about liking one character over another, especially if you have a "villain" in your play. Troy did a lot of unpleasant things in FENCES but we can say Wilson loves him as much as he loves Rose and Cory. As I said in class, what if you have Hitler in your play. You'd have to be fair to him too, understand him, and even love him.
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