Evaluation

The performance was quite successful overall. Most of the jokes got some people to laugh, and there was a decent amount of audience participation. People were somewhat uncomfortable at the beans scene (as we had hoped), and the other props were also effective. The introduction of the choice format was written as part of the script, which felt more immersive than a separate introduction followed by the actual performance.

Some potential things that could be expanded on in the future:
- Sound: In the performance, the only sound is the narrator's voice, the audience choosing, and the sound effect with the beans. There are more opportunities for sound effects that we could take advantage of in future performances. For example, we could play party-sounding music (referred to as "memecore" in the script) during the party scenes.
- Audience participation: There are several parts during the performance where the narrator asks the audience to choose a path. This is done by raising hands for one option or yelling for the other. There is an imbalance here- for one, raising hands is easier than yelling, and it is also hard for the narrator to distinguish which option received more votes. We tried to account for this by making the yelling option the harder/more rewarding one in the script, but we could also explore more possibilities for methods of participation.
- More freedom: There are a number of interactions with the audience, and some scenes differ between each performance due to their choices. The main story remains the same- the protagonist always goes to the party and ends up kissing Terri. We could expand on the audience choices by giving them more control over the story, e.g. by deciding not to go to the party at all (similar to "Unspecified"). Multiple endings would require more effort to write and prepare. We could also include more subversions of the choose-your-own-adventure concept, similar to the choice of "one" or "two" not mattering either way.