Tonight we started rehearsal playing BADA BADA, which is a word association game in which the participants make four word phrases. I would then have them act out a scene, using the four wrod phrase as the first line. Then I had them act out the scenes in their characters. This really helped the actors become their character, and not be too influenced by their lines. They had to adapt to a situation that was not a part of the one act and then be their characters and find out for themselves how they react and what they say. We ran through the second half of the show. I designed a new set for the show and had them run their lines in it. It was much esier than I thought it would be to adapt them to the new set. Most of the show has them all standing up, so I changed a few sitting positions and changed some scenes so that they are not always facing "forward" to the center audience. Much of the show was directed for persenium, and I am very happy with how it changed. I had them run this part of the show three times, aftetr my notes. Summer consistantly discovers new ways to show her emotions and character and little movements and inlections to interact with the other characters. Danielle keeps coming up with funny additions to scenes which I am excited about, but I want everyone to be memorized before we add more to the script. Isaiah consistantly suprises me in how real he can perform. He sometimes does not go BIG enough, he could be more dramatic. Although, he takes directions very well, whenever I ask him to do anything he does it without question. They are learning that no matter my question, I have a clear picture in my head of what I want, but I am letting them get their on their own.
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