Reflection on acting lives on stage

In this class, we have been revealed to the acting activity. We are given a very short dialogue and then we have to number the character on our own. By looking at the dialogue, I assumed that the minimum characters are two and the maximum are three. There are some partners which have been randomly called to act in front of the class. To be frank, I do not like that because my heart will beat fast and I feel like there is a butterfly in the stomach. Luckily, my partner and I were not the chosen one. So, basically we learn about stage direction through this activity. An open text can be hard as there are fewer stage directions to guide the actors. Without stage direction, we can’t even imagine how to stand or even where to place the hand. I am also amazed how my friends came out with their own stage direction and perform the play creatively. Some performances are boring; some of them are quite fun and interesting.