On Tuesday we
began a tech and dress rehearsal. This is where the show really starts to come
together. We get to see what staging works with the lights and costumes and
props. As a cast we did discover that there wasn’t really an offstage in the
space that we were working in. which initially we felt would be a problem
because we wouldn’t have anywhere for costume changes or to have props or to
wait for our next scene. We did think about how we could overcome this, and we
thought about when we weren’t acting, we could be sat at the side f the stage
almost watching the show, as it’s all about performing your life. But as a
group we decided against it for a few reasons, one because it may be difficult
for the audience to understand what our purpose of being there was especially
if they don’t really know the show that well and understand the plot. Secondly,
it would be really difficult for us as performers to keep switching in and out
of characterisation and it would be hard for us to keep it up that whole time.
It would take a large amount of professionalism in order to keep up the act for
the whole show. Therefore, we decided to strategically ensure that every person
who went off on which side knew which scene they were in and that they were on
the correct side for their entrance into that scene. There was a small space on
the right-hand side behind the black curtain for a few people and the rest of
the cast members would have to be in the small space beside the audience, but
they would be in the dark and hardly seen.
So, we managed to get halfway through the tech run which
helped us to get a good idea of what the show would begin to look like as a
whole.
On Thursday we
completed the other half of the tech run which meant we got to the end of the
show. Sam mentioned to me and Alex that he felt that our scene got too tense to
quickly, he said that the real crescendo of the argument is when I say, “it’s
me they want to see not you”. He said that it felt like we were trying to force
the argument to happen. I completely agree with what he was saying because we
were forcing an unnecessary argument, but the purpose of this was to really
create a show like feel, as they are performing this to an audience within the show,
we wanted it to really feel like it was put on for the show rather than it
being realistic. we decided to take on board this feedback and just tone the first
part of the argument down a little. By doing this then the argument would end
up sparking from when Alex grabs my neck, which is cause for an argument I believe.
We were having a final rehearsal later on in the day which
would give us time throughout the day to really think about our lines and
consider what needed prioritising after the rehearsal later on.
So, we completed the final rehearsal and I found that I was
still struggling with my monologue in the scene. I rally feel like this is
going to be a problem during the show because no matter what I do I get so
worried about forgetting it because there hasn’t been a time when I’ve remembered
it. Every time I get to the monologue, I start to worry about forgetting and
then just worry about it. I did mention this to Rachel and said that if I forget
it, I will just say “nothing personal” which will then cue her next line just
so that there’s no awkward pause.
After the final run, I went and sat down and highlighted my monologue
in several different colours and read over it several times to try and really
drill it into my head. I then went and stretched n order to relax myself and
ensure that I was fully warmed up and prepared for the show.
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