SKILLS AUDIT 2 (September 2013)

STUDENT NAME:  Lara Grace Arogundade                                 

Performance skills ·      Voice (projection, control, accents, singing confidence) ·      Characterisation ·      Rehearsal skills ·      Movement/physical skills ·      Different styles of acting (Comedy? Shakespeare? Emotional work?) ·      Confidence in working with text	Out of 10 8.5 8.5 8.5 8 7 7
Current skills and experience I am able to project my voice to a high volume to fill the space of where I'm acting. I have good control over my voice and am confident in singing as I have been in many singing performances since the age of 5 which include performing at The Royal Albert Hall for 7 consecutive years. I have been in school choirs and have taken singing lessons outside of school also. My characterisation is good as I am able to analyse a character in depth by looking at their voice, energy, the given circumstances, physicality, status and objectives. All these features are essential in developing a character correctly. My rehearsal skills are quite good because I use the time we are allocated effectively in focusing on how to develop our scenes more and also what we may need to improve on. My movement/physical skills are okay as I attend classes that can improve my stretching and flexibility. I know that being able to move your body freely is crucial for physical theatre as it teaches us to act with only our bodies, not our voices.] I can do different styles of acting such as comedy and dramatic story lines which helps me to be more versatile with my work. I was short-listed for series 2 of Channel 4's Top Boy which is a teen drama. I can read scripts and am able to evaluate what the character's emotions might be. I am able to understand stage directions and act them out practically when rehearsing. Areas to improve I would like to be able to do more accents as it would improve my versatility when acting. If I was able to do more accents, I would be able to improve in my acting skills and be able to take on more roles. I seem to struggle to work out the right objectives for my character. I can thing of objectives! However, I know it's not right if I can't do it physically. For example, an objective for my character to be 'to command' as I can use hand gestures to suggest this without any words. On the other hand, 'to inform' wouldn't be a strong objective as I would find it hard to do it physically without any words. During rehearsal, I focus on repeating scenes too much rather than seeing what else we could incorporate in the scene. I need to think more outside of the box. Improving in my flexibility is what I need to improve on. I need to be more free with my body and loosen up as this can help me in future physical theatre work. I will improve in this by not only attending classes that help flexibility but also do more stretches at home. In my old school, most of the roles given to me were male as I am quite tall for my age (5ft10.5). Because of this, I am definitely more used to male roles rather than female. I would like to also take on more serious and in depth roles too as it would contribute to my acting skills. Sometimes, I find it hard to read out loud. I wouldn't say I have a problem but on some occasions I tend to pronounce different vowel sounds than displayed within a text. I have a very clear tone when speaking but sometimes I can jumble up my words. In order to improve, I need to read more not only at school but at home also. I need to look at more challenging pieces of texts to not only improve my reading skills but also extend my vocabulary too.
Do you have skills or experience in any of the following? Stage design, make-up, directing, script writing, lighting, sound, finance, and digital IT supports, marketing administration?	Out of 10 6
Current skills and experience I have worked backstage at performances at my old school that involve handling props and more. However, I have more experience in being on stage rather than being backstage.  Skills to develop I would like to have more experience in working backstage handling technical theatre given that it is very important to have experience and gain knowledge in the theatre world both on stage and behind it. To do this, I would like to get involved in helping more backstage in different productions that the school has and help with stage design, lighting, the box office (finance) and more.
Other skills in the workplace Communication Organisation Team work	9 8 9
Current skills and examples I believe that I work very well when it comes to my communication skills and team work. I am able to take on board ideas from my peers and incorporate it usefully in a piece of theatre. To be a good actress, you need to not only listen to your own voice but also the voice of others. Currently, I am the school council representative for my form class which I am not unfamiliar with as I have been school council in my other school. My organisation skills are okay prior to the fact that I always take note of any homework I am given in my diary and other things I need to remember. Areas to improve I think my organisation skills need improving as I can be sometimes lazy and unprepared. However, this only happens rarely. To progress in acting, being organized is crucial as it will help me to punctual for rehearsals and it will contribute to me remembering my lines accurately.