Today was the first day my group had to deal with the platform. Unfortunately it was not like I expected and it rolled. This set back required rearranging but was relatively easy to fix. Thank god.
The rest of the rehearsal went relatively as normal. We started with an improv where I had them set the stage with chairs randomly and then from the way they set them up they had to create a story. This was a fun one and got them into thinking fast on their toes and using the set pieces.
We did a run through and after re-blocking a few spots I started to work with them on connecting to the scene and the story more. My actors are so close to expressing their intentions but some how they are still having trouble pushing themselves to the extremes and some lines are still not believable. We talked about this for a while and did a few exercises.
During the next run I definitely saw them going for it. They created higher stakes for the things they wanted. There were some moments where I really believed them and some moments when their lines really came off clear. They still need to keep working on this but the fact that I saw such improvement so fast is a great sign.
Tomorrows rehearsal is time to really buckle down and start being more pickey and I need to really push them. I am excited to see the results and see how much they improve.
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