Reflection of Play and use of TEAM

Acting in the play was a really enjoyable and also an interesting experience in which I could reflect on what we were doing through a theater perspective. I got to experience it from the inside and that in combination with having my own fight scene gave me a lot of ideas about TEAM in the play. The whole play was full of tension, whether it was between Agnes and Tilly having an intense conversation, or leading up to and in fight scenes. I think that the leading up to part was an especially tension filled moment. Most of the fight scenes have that sort of build up, but I think that the Tiamat fight is the best example. Even before the fight starts, the conversation between Agnes and the rest of the adventurers as they seem like there off. And then there's the stomping which is kind of the epidemy of intensity in the play. Another aspect was the tension of actually acting. I know for my scene I felt tense at points like when I found out that the adventurers were going to the mountain and I starting walking around them. I feel like that specific part was full of tension for me but also the audience. The tense conversations also tie into emotion because all of them felt very emotion provoking. The play was stock filled with emotion which is not a surprise since its about a dead girls sister trying to get to know her. While lots of it was sad, there was also plenty of comedy spattered throughout. I loved the gelatinous cube scene and I think that the audience found it hilarious with the cube turning into Miles. All of the emotions and tension play into the overall atmosphere of the play. I'm not exactly sure how I would describe it but it was a good mix of heavy moments and comedy relief. I think that the meaning of the play was actually somewhat unclear. There's the idea of trying to come to terms with something sad in your life, but also coping using a fantasy world. So I'm not exactly sure what the meaning was.

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