Responses from students for our play Twelve Angry Jurors which we performed on April 23 and 24, 2015.
12 Angry was a success
I learned a lot about myself and others by doing 12Angry
The best performance was
| Wednesday dress | 0 | 0% |
| Thursday | 7 | 53.8% |
| Friday | 6 | 46.2%
I now understand what it takes to put on a HS play.
I think SHS should do a drama/comedy every year.
| Yes | 13 | 100% |
| No | 0 | 0%
I learned a lot about drama during this play. I directed and acted in this play and it taught
me a lot more about what it takes to put on a show. I learned that learning your lines is
the absolute first step because everything after that becomes a lot easier. Once everyone
is on the same page with lines, we can add more details and energy to our acting. It is
also a lot harder to be a part of a play rather than a musical. A musical is difficult because
there is singing, dancing, and acting involved, but performing in a play is a bit more
challenging. In this play, we were on stage the entire time, so if someone made a mistake
they couldn't just be offstage for the next scene and walk it off. Plays also require a lot
more lines to be memorized and that is very hard to learn an hour and a half of lines. This
play taught me that there is a lot more to drama than just acting; there is a lot of
preparation behind the scenes that takes a lot of time and effort.
I learned that a drama, especially this one, has a far different dynamic from a musical. I
learned that it takes every single person putting in that effort to practice at home, to be
focused in practice, and be completely involved during the play.
I learned that doing a play is definitely a lot harder than doing a musical because you
have to memorize each and every line and even the lines before so you know when to
come in. With musicals its mostly songs that are easy to learn. I learned it takes a lot of
time and effort and you cant put only half of your effort into it. You need to completely
immerse yourself into it.
The practices were absolutely amazing. I loved seeing us figure out certain reactions and
laugh and get along really well. I loved the fun parts and getting to know each other over
time. During the performances i was definitely terrified because i had never done a play
and i was so scared to have to know all my lines and i was afraid to mess up. I was really
proud of everyone and how hard they worked on it. Im sad now that its over because i
haven't had that much fun after school in a while but i hope to work with the same people
again on other things.
My emotions during the performance included pride for all of the work we had done to get
to the point. It was the first drama of hopefully many more to come. I was nervous at first
with the crowd being right there for the entire show, but that stopped once we started. At
the end of it all I was so happy with the work we did and so glad to have been a part of
the experience.
I experienced a lot of emotions during 12 Angry Jurors. I think there was a time when
everyone thought this play would not work out. We went through a lot of obstacles and I
admit that I was a little scared. But I am so proud of everyone for performing to our best
ability and making 12 Angry a success. I was most nervous at the beginning of the
Thursday show because of the audience. It was so different having the audience right
there surrounding us because we didn't want to make a mistake. It look a little getting
used to because I didn't know where to look or if they could tell they were making me
nervous. Once I got completely into the scene, I forgot they were there; I think this
happened to a lot of us. 12 Angry Jurors was a great experience for me. I had so much
going to rehearsals and getting both work done, and having those awesome, random
laughs with the rest of the cast. I am so proud of everyone for pulling it all together and
putting on a great show!
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