Me and Alex were aware that the year 11's were preparing for their mock exams and therefore, Freya, India and Daisy wouldn't be attending the rehearsal. This meant that we knew we couldn't do the Lea and Phil duologues, and we have decided that we will do these out of n2c time in order to have more focus on them. Instead, we want to go over the group scenes and develop the tone and confidence of their placing.
Rehearsal
We started the rehearsal discussing the closing deadline for the performance, telling them we wanted to do a full run through of the play next week so they could get an idea for the structure and when they are on. We then started to carry on with the rehearsal, fortunately Daisy turned up, this meant that me and Alex could fill in for Lea and Rachel. We went through the scenes multiple times, saving the feedback until the end of the run through so we could start to get a smooth flow.
Confidence in their lines was the main fault, the lack of confidence in their delivery slowed the pace of the performance. We told them that the best way was to learn their queues so that they could make their line instantaneous, this will help to develop the atmosphere of panic and urgency within the scenes.
The delivery of the lines is becoming more definite, they are all showing a large improvement with the understanding of the context of the play. As they grasp the purpose and reason for their lines they are able to add more characterisation to it, which gives the scene depth over all.
The only thing that I feel needs to happen is a full run through with everyone there, this will help link all the scenes together. I also need to hold a rehearsal with just India and Felix to go over Lea's monologues. Doing this separately will ensure that we don't waste time when the whole cast is there. It also allows me to engage with them more, focusing on how the context effects their character and why I am directing them to do the things they way I do.
The delivery of the lines is becoming more definite, they are all showing a large improvement with the understanding of the context of the play. As they grasp the purpose and reason for their lines they are able to add more characterisation to it, which gives the scene depth over all.
The only thing that I feel needs to happen is a full run through with everyone there, this will help link all the scenes together. I also need to hold a rehearsal with just India and Felix to go over Lea's monologues. Doing this separately will ensure that we don't waste time when the whole cast is there. It also allows me to engage with them more, focusing on how the context effects their character and why I am directing them to do the things they way I do.
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