Only Three more Wednesday rehearsals to go!
Well, tonight will be one of only three more Wednesday rehearsals to go - we have a dress rehearsal on the Monday 4th and then the performances on the 5th and 6th December.
Now our rehearsals involve trying to get the performance running smoothly. We need to get the transitions working well. There is a lot of refining to do. Some people are still struggling to remember their lines and action but it is beginning to sink in! Some actors have to be reminded not to introduce too many new ideas at this stage.
On Friday my friend Lisa and I spent the day working on costumes and props. The ensemble/chorus all have charcoal grey T-shirts now and will be asked to wear black pants. We were making the outer garments and robes for the various characters in the story scenes. These have to be easy to put on over the basic pants and shirt and easy to remove. Props are coming together and we are on mark II of the Icarus and Daedalus wings! Amara is going to make her own costume and one for Kate too. We’ll have to have all the costumes ready to rehearse with next week as getting them on and off will require some practice.
Last week Adric popped in to meet the gang. Adric is another Deakin Uni Drama Ed student and he has offered his assistance in the technical area. We are really happy to have him on board! Stay tuned for other Deakin students who will be helping out.
Now that uni assignments and assessments are out of the way, Amara, Kate and I found time to meet for a special rehearsal at Deakin today. We went through the script and made special annotations to it and generally rehearsed their roles as the mischievious little gods they are! As many actors don’t read, the script sometimes serves as a structure and exists mainly for the purpose of cues. We are looking forward to the whole group rehearsal tonight.
Its a cold and blustery day but I hope everyone will be focussed tonight so we can have a smooth run through.
Byee
Jo