In class writing(about Verbatim theater)

I think people do it because it shows the authenticity of a event. By doing that, the viewers or audience can get the details of the event. Because people are analyzing a person as a group, it will be easy to find out many detail of that person, and people can give different opinions on how to act like that person. In our group project, I am the performer (which means that I act as somebody else). Because I need to act as Grace, I tried to find the details of Grace when she is talking. Because Grace's story is interesting(her roommate is a sleepwalker),  it is actually easy to understand. But for me, it is hard to imitate someone else; sometimes I remember how Grace did her body movement but I just could not act it out. Besides that, I think observing other's behavior is actually easy. I wrote down some notes like Grace will move the chair around when she gets excited. Everyone has a custom when they are talking. For me, observing that behavior is easy. I really enjoy in this; I can hear some interesting stories and I can learn more about others' behavior. From this experience, I learn that everyone has their own style of speaking or standing or sitting. By imitating that, audience will know about that person's behavior or even recognize who that person is.