The route to major performance was the longest and the most “windy” since along the journey from the beginning of the semester to the night of the performance, many things happens that actually created the unforgettable memories which comprises of both sad and happy moments. Yet to actually cherish all the reminiscences, I would say that it was the most precious and valuable experiences of all. I do learn a lot of things and thus it leads me from the passage of innocence to experience.
When the semester started, this first assignment was the major performance script which due on the second week. During the one month holiday, the group leader, Hidayah had told us to seek on ideas on good plays. We gathered and each and every one of us contributed our ideas. Most of us suggested that we wanted to come out with something comedy and hilarious so that people will have the enjoyment in watching the play.
After few times of meetings and quite a long discussion, we agreed to adapt our script from the children tales; The Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel and Rapunzel. We have a lot of ideas during the discussions, yet on the day of writing the script, everyone was so stress out and I can barely think of good lines and in fact the script was devastating for me. I could not express it since everyone agreed to use this story and apart, the storyline of the script was so lame. I can’t see the theme and the issues tried to be raised in the story. Anyhow, silence was the best way since I was the only members who opposed the story.
I was waiting for Pn. Ju to reject the script and yes, our script was rejected. When Pn Ju said that our script was not challenging, and I purposely added in front of our group that it was very appropriate for the children’s play. Later, I admitted that we need to be far more serious and ignored the comedy that we stressed on earlier.
Later, we had different ideas to come out with gravely “crafted” script. My ideas was a story of a half British and sophisticated girl returned to a small village to find her roots. She encountered a lot of problems due to be accustomed to the surroundings and to win the heart of her grandmother who hate her return since she can’t accept the fact that her daughter got married to the British, the generations of the conqueror. So, we were thinking that the twist and turns will be depicted in terms of the action. We then asked for Pn. Ju’s opinion. She didn’t to be interested in the ideas yet she gave some way for us at looking at same issues raised in the story yet depicted in different way. We did try to follow but it seems that it was so hard for us.
A week before the due for the final script need to be submitted, we then created another story which so common yet done through our own point of view with different perspectives. The story could be say as the adaptation of the popular story of “Bawang Merah, Bawang Putih” exposing the stereotypical label of stepmother which are evils and full of greed. During the writing of the script, a few of us said she even wanted to cry while writing the script and I said that’s very good since they can feel the emotion while writing it what more to be in the characters and acted that out. And we depends on the most strong advice from Pn. Ju where she said that not everything need to be acted out, but those meaningful things can also be spoken out through lines of the characters; It did give us a smooth flow in writing the script.
Pn. Ju was satisfied with the script and we started to choose the suitable characters for each one of us. The selections of the characters were not that hard since the characters that we have created seem to match each of us. Later, we made quite numbers of alteration by adding scenes and lines since few characters didn’t have that much lines and it seemed to be imbalanced.
A lot of practices had been done before the actual performance where we do the stage directions, the props and the music. We had the chance to practice at the Engineering Auditorium for three times. The second time of the practice at the auditorium was so important since we learn on the lighting and we thus settled the matter regarding the lighting.
On the first night, I was so nervous eventhough my turn was a day after, I was trembling seeing Alex’s group performing on stage and I kept saying to myself that “This is the moment that we had been waiting for” and I was so excited. I was there watching each and every performance and gave them round of applauses and cheers for them as a token of support for the other groups and I was in charged with the lighting for my buddy whose performing as the third group. Eventually, everything went on smoothly.
On day of our performance, we went to our final rehearsal and then all of us started the make up after the Maghrib prayer assisted by our buddy group. I felt like crying seeing my face with a huge mole beside my nose, I look so awful with the fake mole but the make up was nice. We actually have the chance to watch the second group and just a little bit from the first group. We went at the back of the stage once the third group starts to perform and we were so anxious and nervous and undoubtedly we were trembling. I then, conduct the doa’ recitation for my group then we feel a bit calm and at ease.
During the performance, I could feel that everything run flawlessly. I felt good about this and I myself noticed that my voice was so loud (since I had to scream a lot and after watching the video I feel so embarrassing, maybe because I have never done that before). We did do a lot of additional lines during the performance and it seems to fit with the situations. I even use some vulgar which I never uttered before such as “fucking” and “degenerate bastard”. Huh, indeed, it was a change in me. During the last scene, Munirah was so energetic and so into the character and she was accidentally kick my feet and it was so painful, luckily I didn’t laugh. J
From the character that I played, Rika Suparjo, I would to quote from the portfolio:
“The stereotype character of stepmother is depicted in the character of Rika Suparjo. I never thought of playing such strong and serious character since this role demands for some solemness and definitely very loud voice projection. The first time I play this role I found that it was so exciting that I can yell at other people and plus letting go of the stress inside of me. Well, not bad at the first attempt, yet according to Pn Ju, I just need to have the so-called “attitude” of the evil stepmother. As we had the practices, I try to improvise and making some adjustments of how evil and wicked Rika Suparjo is.” ~SHAYDA~
Lastly, I would like to thank everyone who involved in this performance especially Pn. Ju, my group members (you guys are a great team), the buddy group and all of the TESLians. All of the hardships were paid happily. I gravely and strongly believe that “verily with every difficulty, there’s a relief” and plus, this subject has actually brings out a “new” me deep inside of myself. And I’ll be keeping this memory as a priceless moments that happens only once in a life time.
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