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Such an interesting idea! But the more a game does new things the more it needs to explain its rules, and this one is reaaaaally confusing :(

Took me multiple tries of the public leaving to finally understand a few concepts, but I still didn't understand how to help the actors remember their lines. The fact that the music plays over itself, or that the circles you need to move to are often obscured, or that there isn't any direct feedback to know if you succeded or not (I know the public reacts but for example for the sound effects I never knew if I did it wrong or not) doesn't help with the overall confusion either.

In the end, the game definitely needed playtesting (and I know it's hard to do during jams) but a small interactive tutorial to explain the basic interactions would have been a safe bet.

I really like the concept of this one. I feel like with a bit more time and polish it could be really great. I think this is definitely a more unique take on the theme and I appreciate that. I would have liked to see more change when switching between the different plays. Overall, I enjoyed my play through.

First play: Audience Score -413 Second play: Audience Score 2446 Third play: Audience Score 3239 Unfortunately all the plays/music are the same. Otherwise, great concept and very unique :)

This is an original and creative game, very ambitous for the jam but pulled off well. I played through a few times with different scenarios and it's fun to play. Awesome job!

Really cool concept! I like that the player can choose which audio effects and props to use -- makes it way funnier and more fun for the player. Too bad about the music bug. This has a lot of potential and could be a great game if polished and bulked up.

Really solid, this is quite a unique setup and there's lots of potential for expansion into a larger, fuller game here. I especially like the immediate feedback with the audience reactions and the cardboard-crayony aesthetic of the set.

The only big issue I think is the meshing sounds and a couple of small visual errors, like the position marker being behind the table and hard to see, or how if you swap to a new character while walking, the character you just swapped away from will continue jittering at walking speed. But these are all relatively minor problems.

Love the concept. Really enjoyed it and would love to see this game developed more! I think it'd be cool to add more variations and scenarios. Like make the player move the actors around more or have specific sound cues needed. Really liked the different things you have to do. Particularly the typing. Would love to see this expanded more! Had lots of fun. And great interpretation of the theme.

This is a really cool idea, I just don't think it quite gets there in the execution. It was very uncler to me what I was supposed to do and where. Some UI cues to point the player in the right direction, and input feedback would go a long way.

Theres some really cool concepts in here, but I had to check the guide to understand the controls, and I still couldn't get anything right. I don't know if it's just me, but I definitely needed more info on where the positions were and stuff. I really like the idea though, I work in theatre so this appeals to me!