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Tommy ColemanIntro to Theater ProcessKimmika Williams-WhitherspoonGreek prank and The Process of Putting on a ShowIn The Poetics, frivolity is defined as a representation of an action that is laughable, lacking in magnitude, complete, in embellished speech, with each of its parts used separately in the various elements of the wanton away represented by people acting and non by narration. (Aristotle, pg. 43) thus a play that does not adhere to this definition is not considered funny, nor does it cause laughter, which is highly essential to the genre. ***When Kimmika told me that I was going to be doing a satyr piece, I was devastated. I was so confident that I would be doing a musical piece in some shape or form. I wouldve even enjoyed opera, but not Satyr (of all genres) to do a project on. I was intimidated by the genre for my lack of experience about it. I was also upkeepful that my production would not extend up to the caliber of the one I saw last recant semester, whi ch followed all the rules, it seemed, of what a Greek comedy was supposed to be. With such concern eating at my psyche, it was difficult to move forward confidently with this project. On top of that, I was in the middle of rehearsals for Jitney, so I was not sure that I would pull my weight for the project. What is funny is that for the most part, my fear shouldve been the same fear as my partners who did not do as practically as I did for this project at all.Firstly, as far as meeting with my group members was concerned, that idea was cute in the beginning. Abbey, Phuong and I met during classes and discussed ideas for a possible Greek play. Then we suggested ways to come up with concepts and charter them back to each other. However not too long into the age of the project, communication became non-existent. The only measure I talked to my group members was during class time in Theater 011. Outside of class, there were no meetings. There was an strain at one, but we got our t imes scheduled wrong. For me, it was impossible to meet during the evenings overdue to rehearsal for Jitney by August Wilson, performances of Jitney, and then rehearsals for a fashion show that I was a part of.