So I want to formally apologize for falling so
behind in my logs because this makes me the worst. Hopefully this log will make
up for being the worst.
This rehearsal , we jumped right into the
script because I was determined to fix the misinterpretation of the script. I
watched it through once and then I told margaret to go back and make completely
different choices that are based off of the script. I told her to pay attention
to the notes in the script that tell her (confrontational) or (childly anger).
I also pointed out that Lizzy is telling her in the script that she is getting
upset and she's over there smiling so something had to change and it wasn't
going to be the script.
We played through the script one more time and there was a little
improvement but there was still misinterpretation. I let it go because I didn't
know what to do to help her at the time. I asked them to be memorized by the 20th though so I wanted them to get a handle for the story line and not just memorize the text so if they forget their lines they can find their way back easier. I had them put their scripts down and play it out in the space and the two rules were to stay in character and keep it to the story line. This didn't seem to work out for them because they hadn't memorized enough and they didn't get the concept of what I was having them do. I tried to explain it better by saying if they forgot lines it is okay I just needed them to get to the point of the whole play with staying in character. We tried this until the end of MX but it didn't get any better because they just laughed through it. I will try this again next rehearsal and see what happens.
Thursday: MX 4/17- I played with script for the first couple of minutes but I really couldn't continue until the script was being interpreted correctly. In order to do this I gave margaret a prompt for her to be able to relate back to the play. I told her she needs to find out a grade from her teacher because her mom will yell at her if she doesn't find out. That didn't seem to help. She only laughed and couldn't take what she was doing seriously. I then told her she couldn't get her favorite toy in the store because her mom told her no. I told Lizzy to be the mother. This helped a lot so I changed it so Lizzy could only say no and Margaret could only say Can I have the doll? I got what I was looking for and told her to start the scene and take the previous activity into account when making choices. It came out SO MUCH BETTER! I need to get to a point where the characters each of them is portraying is truthful completely. I need them to honestly be their character instead of just saying the lines.
Thursday 6-7 4/17
-For this rehearsal I tried to go off of where we ended with the MX rehearsal. I had them put their scripts down right away and play out the first section. I wanted to see them do this seriously but they really couldn't do it. I tried really hard to make it as easy as possible for them to stay in character but all they could do was laugh. After doing that for about 15 minutes or so we went and warmed up with a couple different one acts. We played zip, 3 second animal, and making formations. After that we went back and played more for about 20 more minutes. I had them go through the entire script and told them to move though out the space so they weren't just standing there awkwardly. Lizzy made really nice choices with her magical powers. She justified a part of the script that I didn't know needed to be justified but I loved it. In the script it says (after Glynda does her magic spell on Cindy) " IT WORKED" Lizzy made a choice to try multiple times behind Cindy's back to cast this spell and it didn't work up until the end. This was really funny and entertaining to watch and I don't want her to ever do it differently. Again, movement is an issue but I feel like when they get a hold of their lines we can do a lot more with the staging. I told them to be memorized by this week so fingers crossed… After working we created, FINALLY, a permanent rehearsal schedule so their will be hopefully no more interferences. I am excited to see what next week brings and am 100% nervous on the outcome of this one act seeing as I feel completely lost on the staging. I hope this will be eased a little next week.
Tuesday MX-
Today I met with both Lizzy and Margaret and we jumped right into the script. I told them to be memorized and I was looking forward to seeing how much they had done so. They didn't even take out their scripts which made me happy. They both got up so full of energy and started from the beginning. Before they started I tried to help them understand the Three Quarter staging. I told them to find a reason to move especially if you are standing facing one way a lot. With that I told them to work with the diagonals so most of the audience members can see them. They then started and only once or twice did they ask for lines. I was very impressed with their memorization but because they just started memorizing they didn't make as big of choices because they were trying to remember. Lizzy didn't do her whole wand/spell ordeal and she toned down the fairy a little too much. Also, because I didn't give them complete staging, they were just wandering around the stage a lot of the times. I was hoping to see more choices being made but maybe I need to ease into it a bit more. I told them, the second run through that we did, to work on the direct diagonals for the fairy rant. This looked really good to start with and I think there is a lot of potential and a lot that can be done with that section. I am still nervous but I think it will all work out. Here's hoping. We meet next on Wednesday 6-730 so I aspire to get a lot done in that period of time.
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