Kyara's Theater Performances Journal

My dad took me to the night festival. A Malay lady was telling the story of Badang. I felt that the lady could improve her story telling by having more facial expressions and when on stage she should'nt be herself and immediately get into character. She was very expressive in telling the story, interacting with audience and she was audible in the outdoor space. The way she told the story made it interesting. She made the story unforgettable which is exactly an actor's goal. I think so far her solo performance is my favorite story-telling performance I have watched. I hope I can be as engaging or even better than her when the opportunity arises.  

Spotlight is an annual concert held by St Margret Girl school. (my primary school). It was the first time I participated in it. It was also the first time I was an emcee. If I could rewind time I would have been 10 times better. I thought I made so many mistakes. An example I pronounced school as " stool "! It was definitely not stage fright, something was very wrong with my throat that day. But at least my family and the other emcees, actors, random children from choir who I don't know actually praised me so much after. I felt confident on stage and in one incidend, I knew what to do when my mic did not work.  And based on some audience feedback including my mother and my friend's mother, they said that it was hard to catch most of the mistakes and thought I was nearly flawless. I definitely prefer to act then to be an emcee but I'm fine too if i were chosen to be an emcee again. I hope to participate at spotlight again next year in our production!      

  I finally got to visit my dream school SOTA. I was so excited to see the performance. I think it was even more better than the alien and arts and craft performances. But I think that even though it was a brilliant show there were areas that could have better. But first I shall elaborate on why I thought it was magnificent: I don't think they made mistakes in their lines as i could not catch any moment of hesitation They were'nt rushing through their lines. They used their time on stage. They expressed their emotions. I felt happy when they acted happy and embarrassed when they were embarrassed. Last but definately not least they inspired me so much as stated above I cant stop showering praise on them. But their were area of improvement and theese are the points Their accent, I could'nt understand some parts of the play due to their strong British accent. This one is not part of the play, How the ...

  During the June holidays, my little sister Samaira and I went to do 2 episodes for our youtube channel, Kico and Samu. We have not done a new episode in quite a while.  We went to Sembawang for filming Around the world in 80 minutes . Then we went to Bukit Batok for the coughing hills . When I first looked at the launched episode of coughing hills video I realized one thing. Body language is important. In the first scene I should have looked at the phone instead of looking here and there. I also should not have stammered like I do when I don't get enough practice.  I liked that I was energetic even when I was not feeling it. I also thought that me looking at Samaira was a good thing as we look at one another during a conversation. It makes it natural. But apart from that I found it good, though I know I can always do better.

This term I acted in the production The Festival of Short Plays. I felt excited at the beginning and at the end I was joyful.    I thought my acting went well was how my eyes were filled with panic and fear as I rediscovered my terrible past and I was better without knowing about it.    What went wrong was how I wore my jacket and how I presented my self on stage. If I could do it again I would fold my selves and take more time too wear my jacket so that I look better.    I also stammered during the scene when I saw the photograph.   Overall I think I did well based on the audience clapping.     

  Today was marvelous. After school I went to MBS for an film audition. I was feeling excited and kind of nervous. It was my first audition for acting. When we arrived I felt a little drained as there was 100+ children and they changed the script. So once I sat there I started memorising the new script. And when it was my turn I did my absolute best on stage. They sent the worst ones back home. I spoke to the lady interviewer. She asked me why I wanted to do the film, and i replied, “because i want this to be part of my SOTA portfolio.” The next day, after i came back from school. I felt over the moon when my mother told me I made it to the final round. So i quickly got prepared and went to MBS again. After my final audition round, they called the top few inside ( i was part of them). They said we could do the film. At first i immediately said i wanted to but my parents said the will confirm with Mrs. Deepika Ranjani (my drama teacher). On friday, at my next class, she...