The Sound of Heavy Rain Performance

'The Sound of Heavy Rain' was a performance by DMU Students, but originally written by Penelope Skinner. It contributed to the Dramatic Performance module, which I was a student on. The performance took place in the Campus Centre at De Montfort University, an institute in Leicester.


Reading the play and producing individual scenes was the pre-production process, in which small groups developed. Other scenes existed where the whole group took part, with an example being the Dabrowski scene. Dabrowski is a character who makes numerous appearances through the play; more specifically, a personal investigator. Various people played this character, creating different aspects of him and his personality. There was a creative process in creating these scenes, taking inspiration from the book and using original ideas.


The process was different for me, because I took the smaller role of a specific character, mostly appearing on stage with the ensemble. As a result, it offered me a more relaxed approach to performing this play, due to the reduced number of lines for rehearsal. However, there were numerous gestures required to progress the play, alongside offer a clear meaning to the audience.

Overall, I thought the performance went well as a whole, especially the Lady Gaga-related scene, involving music and physical theatre. I received positive feedback from the performance, showing many strengths and a few areas for improvement.

 Here is a link to the performance.

https://vimeo.com/190989292