First Rehearsal Monday

Guys and Gals: It's good to have a plan when you enter the first rehearsal. There should be two main goals for you depending on where you are rehearsing. People running scenes in the Blackbox and gallery should concentrate on blocking and running the blocking repeatedly. People running scenes in alternate locations should concentrate on those other things we do in theatre like writing characterizations, playing bonding games, and learning lines. It is very difficult for a "normal" actor to memorize lines without blocking, so I would attend to the blocking first. Time is of the essence. I think we calculated something like 20 rehearsals before tech...so don't dilly-dally! Use your time well. You will run out of it, take it from me. Think about Bye Bye Birdie and how we felt like we were ahead and then, boom, 2 feet of snow. Anything can happen -- illness, accidents, expulsion. So, use the time you have been given.

Is there an intermission?

How did it feel to hear your play out loud/read by others?

Me: The play sounded amazing. You have casted some great characters and actors. It was haaaaalarious.

Evaluate your casting and comment on the adjustments you are going to make. Did it live up to your expectations?

Call Backs

Profesionalism
-We must keep all that was said during our discussion within the blackbox. Do not discuss anything that was said outside of the group or in front of other actors.

Listening
-You all did a great job listening today. You talked it out and helped each other make dicisions (Pibl) without pushing your ideas.

Tomorrow
-You need to start thinking about how you are going to come together as directors and lead the actors. You are now Ms. Houston, you need to be a leader and get these students pumped for one of the best shows Pennington will ever see. Tomorrow is going to set the mood for the rest of the production. The way you lead will set precedents for the rest of the show. Be firm, be excited, and get ready to be flexible.

-"The key to being a good leader is being a good listener" Mr. D

-Listen to eachother! Everyone had good, interesting, and constructive ideas and comments for the play/characters. It is important to have discussions (as opposed to arguments), but do not try to out yell each other. Yelling will only lead to frustration. Take turns talking AND listening (you should doing the same amount of both).

Which are were you being a pusher-of-opinion or sponge?