Adapt Me

Adapt Me **
Although there were some problems with Alison’s script and the director Sharm is only in Grade 11, what really damaged this production were the performances. This production was like poor scene work being presented for a drama class where the students are completely unmotivated and they prepared it at the last second. Sharm has to take some responsibility for not soliciting guidance and assistance, but the lead performers in particular brought very little in terms of character understanding and development. Admittedly, there were a few sincere moments from Lucas, Yasmin, and Chris. Sharm did succeed however in making a functional and often creative set – loved the use of the chair to create an oven (although hated the rotary dial phone – don’t we have a modern looking phone in props?) as well as top marks for using blue warmers for scene changes. Misha’s costumes were not distinct enough; it is always difficult to have students playing older characters so costumes and make-up need to help with that transition. In terms of the script, there was a bit of a hole when it came to the relationship between John and Marc. Does John know about Marc? That needs to be addressed in the script.