Scene 1....Take 300

So, this week (9th-13th January 2012) alot has gone on....well alot?......Well alot of repetition.

Primarily this week has just been a week for us to go over again and again. A rehearsal week so to speak. Tuesday we sat down and watched each others pieces, as always there were some strong points and weak points too. For mine and Maria's piece Georgia and Richard#2 said that we had to take care with some of the lines and bring their meaning across to the audience, not with all lines but some specific lines that tie into the piece later on. Maria and I then sat down to watch Georgia and Richard#2's piece. The feedback was similar to what we have given before, slow down in certain parts to emphasise words or phrases, REACT MORE TO BEING HIT WITH THE STOCKINGS, and for Spencer mainly was to just project a bit more and sometimes slow what he is saying down.

Wednesday we lost the studio to the Year 11's who were practising their devised pieces. I watched one of them and I thought it was pretty good and funny even though the message behind it was a serious one. Our Year 12 class however had less success, since we had no space, no set, and no costumes. So we just went through our lines again and again trying to master and remember them so when we do get, set, costume and the proper space we needn't worry about lines.

Then on Friday Mr Fearnehough was back. So Maria and I asked him if he could watch our piece and give us feedback. We were acting in pretty much full costume which felt like you could sink into the character that little bit further. We performed it to him and he gave us feedback some of it included: wedding rings since Nora and Torvald and married they would naturally wear wedding rings, Me and Maria need to seem more like a couple on stage since in some parts you forgot we were, I need to be more dynamic with gestures not as in melodramatic but just more dynamic, NEVER APOLOGIZE to each other or to the audience during a performance or else you will fall into the Circle of Doom (where an actor apologizes, the audience sympathise, then actor feels guilty, audience sympathise ect ect ect). Leant that on ISTA.

That is pretty much it for this week!

I just want to say Congrats to Mr. Fearnehough on becoming a Dad! I'm sure you'll be a great one!

Richard #1