Ferris Wheel - Artsy Rehearsal #1 & #2

Today, we didn’t have very much time to meet because Adrian had to go to study hall, and because it was a Monday, it had been a long, busy day, and everyone had a lot of homework to do for the rest of the week. We read through the script, and I showed Gib and Adrian the floor plan for the set, which is simply a bench raised above the ground (what exactly the bench is on is still undetermined) that is as far upstage as possible in order to optimize the viewing angle for the audience.

Thursday, April 11          
Today, we started with playing Colombian Hypnosis. At first Adrian seemed confused about the game, but as it went on, he began to catch on and understood completely what we were doing. Gib had played the game many times before, so hopefully she knew how to play…but you never know with Gib. After leading one another with different body parts, they had to lead their imaginary partners, which started out somewhat rough, but as time progressed, they got much better. I had them play Colombian Hypnosis in order for them to be physically aware, as well as to be able to cooperate well with one another.

            The second game we played was “Yes! And…” in order to allow Gib and Adrian to be able to top in on each other, as well as be able to work together via their diction and syntax. It also required them to think swiftly and be quick on their feet. The first prompt they had was that they had to plan their summer vacation together (which turned rather sexual rather quickly) and the second was that they were the marketing team, designing a type of paint that the applier could choose the color of.

            The last game we played to warm up was the alley game, where Gib and Adrian stood across from each other in the room and could only move along that single axis. They did a great job, but when I was asking them questions about it after, they didn’t seem to understand what they just did. I had them play the alley game in order to be able to work together more, and also so that they would be able to practice responding to one another.

            We then started with our scripts. I had Gib and Adrian walk around the room and read the lines, and when I said “stop,” they would freeze exactly where they were, and when I said “go,” they would continue walking. I did this in order for them to be spatially aware of their physical beings, as well as in order for them to be cognizant of their positioning. We ended with starting the basic staging and practicing actually being on a Ferris Wheel. In order for them to remember to jerk forward, I slapped a music stand instead of the usual sound cue that would occur.