I would say today was the last full long stop and go rehearsal. Today was a tough one and I really put my actors through boot camp and made them start parts over a lot. I channeled my inner perfectionist and spent a long time dealing with lines that weren't believable and pulling energy out of them.
I am very proud. They took direction amazingly and when I gave them feedback they understood everything I meant. We did about 2 run throughs of the show with at least 8 stops and redo's during practice. Each time I would ask them what their character wanted and if they were being direct enough. We also worked on diagonals again because the last time we ran they did not use the diagonals enough. I talked to them also about relaxing and feeling more comfortable with each other. I feel at this point they understand their characters really well and now know how to react in most situations as their characters.
At the end of this long rehearsal we did a read through and I had them really work to get their lines right. They were still having a little trouble with some areas of the play and some lines but I think the rad through helped.
I am going to keep reminding them to remember all the great work that they put in today and I hope they remember all the little things we fixed. I am excited to start lighting and finally see everything fall into place.
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