Rehearsal Six

Fridays rehearsal was long coming. We were unable to rehearse because of the rain on Wednesday pushing Colby's game to Thursday.
We worked on blocking the rest of the show (after the push) in the theatre. We able to complete the rest of the show!  Of course it still needs more work to be fluid but actors have great command of the stage and are defiantly getting there.
After the push worked with remembering diagonals and how to keep their voices loud even if they are 'speaking softly'.
It was their first day without scripts so a lot of their energy was put towards trying to remember their lines. Both forgot some of their lines which gave the run throughs alot of hiccups. It also made them forget their blocking and their hops and pauses. They seemed to rush through the lines. However the main problem was with both Paige and Colby forgetting their diagonals.They seemed to rush through the lines. I hope that as we continue to rehearse they will become less self conscious of their lines and remember their original blocking.
The other thing we dealt with was how quiet both of they were being, especially Colby. It was an intimate scene and both played the emotions and and motivations of the characters beautifully. However it was damn near impossible to hear them. We did a couple of enunciate games (I slit a sheet and I bought a box of biscuits) and worked on projection. I explained to them the difference between being loud and projecting their voice across the theatre. Both need more work but as it goes I think it was good.
I talked with Joel after and he recommended that I have my actors sitting down for less time and I don't disagree with him. I think that the last scene, though it is intimate, can have more dynamic staging. I don't want to lose the idea of polar magnets in the last scene.
Next time we will work on getting the diagonals back, playing with more dynamic staging, and projecting.