This first week was a great week where I got a feel for how
leading and directing would go and how my actors would take direction and act
during rehearsals. On Monday we spent about a half hour talking about
logistics. Then once that was over we did a read through and I explained to
them my ideas about the play and asked what they thought. I explained that I
may have a vision but theirs is just as valid and they should feel free to
incorporate their own ideas into everything. For a first day it was a great
bonding experience and I think it will be helpful for their understanding.
On Thursday we had a much more active rehersal. We started
off doing charcter work and they would improv who their characters are based
off interviewer questions I would give them. This got the to open them up and to
explore who their character might be. Next we did a lot of scene work. I would
make them go over little scene-lets and give them feedback to help them improve.
This drastically helped them find character and find how the scene worked. This
is a method I am going to continue to use throughout the next rehearsals.
For the first week We got a good start and I now have many ideas to come that I can use for future rehearsals.
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