After an extremely chaotic week, we were only able to rehearse once last week. Initially, that stressed me out beyond belief, because all I could think was, "Wow, we only have like a month left!"... but then I thought about it, and I realized that not only do I have faith in my cast, but a month is a pretty long time.
It was a very productive rehearsal blocking wise. Shae and Eli are starting to get the hang on working on the diagonals of the stage. The thrust stage (Or three-quarter stage, I'm not sure what the correct term is) can be hard to get used to, but again, I have faith in them to figure things out.
It was an extremely chaotic week, so I couldn't blame them when we hit a bump in our rehearsal. Things just weren't working, so I decided to stop, have them put their scripts down, and we did some improv work for a while. It got their energy back up and really helped to move the rehearsal along.
Tuesday, April 23rd
Unfortunately, with a two person cast, we miss out on getting to play some of the fun warm-up games. Speaking of, in large groups, can be so much fun and energizing. So, yesterday, we warmed up with Connor's cast, so that we could get to experience that. It was a lot of fun and ended up being extremely helpful, because it was the most energized, fun rehearsal we've had yet. Shae is officially memorized, (And officially my favorite), so she was able to start really playing with the physical aspect.
Both of them are starting to become familiar enough with the script that they want to experiment with their lines. Every once and a while, I would stop them and tell them to have more fun with what they're saying, but usually I don't even have to stop them. Either they do it without me trying, or they stop themselves. We had an awesome moment when we found a cluster of lines that we added our own personal touches to. All in all, it was the best rehearsal we've had. I found myself laughing the whole time, and enjoying watching them have more fun then I've ever seen before.
Today we warmed up with some more sibling improv. I'm always pleasantly surprised at how easily Eli and Shae work together. There isn't any sort of awkwardness between them, they both are just willing to go for it, whatever "it" may be. Then, we played the game that I still don't know the name of... where one person makes an observation about the other, and they repeat it back at them. (For example: "You're wearing shorts" "I'm wearing shorts?") The point of that game is to make sure your partner is really listening to you. It's all about communicating. Then, we worked on articulation with my favorite tongue-twister of all time, "I am a mother pheasant plucker..."
After that, we continued through the rest of the show, finalizing blocking and tweaking what didn't work. I think we're in a good place. We've gone through the whole show, stopping and starting, twice now, and it seemed like they remembered where they were supposed to be when. Shae is already memorized, Eli is very close to being memorized, I just think he's not giving himself enough credit. I can't wait until he puts the script down. Hopefully as we move forward, things continue to go smoothly.
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