Evaluation

Evaluation of the performance:

• How did multimedia enhance the overall performance? 

Multimedia enhanced the performance by making the audience see Antigone from a very modern and relatable aspect. By using live feed, music, videos ,lighting and so on, we were able to highlight the important messages of the play. Which were:
How society would react to a unfair dictatorship, The power of women (feminism) and how it can affect the political and social views of men and women of that time and also how it possibly escalated to this day.

• What impact do you think it had on the audience and why?

Looking at the reactions of the audience I was certain they had a definite understanding of the story and how it could be related to their daily lives. From what my parents and my friends relatives have told me they felt enlightened, when they came to their senses about how this could happen in the world. Such as war happening in other countries (relating to the brothers war that begun it all) Feminism and how women back then were treated very harly and differently as they are now because they now have almost the same rights as men etc.

• Would the performance have been as effective without the multimedia? 

Without the multimedia I believe it would of been a bit harder to relate to Antigone because we wouldn't of been able to connect to strands of information or videos that could of given us a back story that could of explained where we were coming from and the interest of the audience wouldn't of been as enthusiastic as it was. Therefore, if it was regular theatre people would of followed the story line but then would not take the time to have a deeper think about how this can affect heir lives or their society.

• Which moment of multimedia was most effective and why?

I believe the most effective piece of multimedia we used in the play was the music for the chorus. This is because it really put the attention on the physical theatre and people could generate in their minds what was going on and how this was part of the play. They could listen to the story and visualise what it may or may not have looked like. It also made other scenes seem intense at times and got the right atmosphere to the particularly scene which kept the audience listening.

Sherene Jordan.