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This week (5th - 9th March). It was Showtime.
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Been a pretty full on and fun week in the world of IST IB Theatre this week. Starting with Tuesday (6th). The last rehearsal lesson, we HAD to cut it down. Our piece was sitting at half an hour, sure it was a fun filled half an hour but we had to get it cutted and gutted. We tried and didn't I feel, I mean there was so much that could've been done to cut it down by a couple of minutes (like layering scenes within scenes) which we never did we just cut down on song length and types of fear scene. I think if there is one thing we gotta do as a group on this piece is cut it down because if this is going to be shown at the talent show we can't have something that is 30 minutes long. But overall our Tuesday lesson went well, the video camera was out currently so we were not able to film it which I found a little disappointing since I always find it useful to watch it back, something that I mentioned in my earlier blog how film all practical lessons really helped me look at our performance in another view.

Spencerella!

Wednesday (7th) was Showtime. We were walking on thin ice for the first 30 mins or so because Spencer wasn't there so we came close to scrapping the show for that day. But wait! What was that? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? NO! Spencer! zooming.....cycling....wondering down the road, so the whole group suddenly had a surge of adrenalin and we were raring to go. So we quickly got Spencer in and made up. For better or for worse, I don't know take a look. But after 10 or so minutes we were ready and we had our very first audience member!!!! Granted it was Mr. Fearnehough but still it was an audience to react to our piece all the same. Our piece was literally exactly 30 minutes, 30 minutes of Bloody mIST. I have no idea where those 30 minutes went, one second we had started the next it was all over and the studio was a mess. Looking back to just the piece and the actual performance of it I'm going to the best bit was Bohemian Rhapsody (our Queen closing finale song) not because of what we were doing but because of what Mr. Fearnehough was doing he looked so into it, by the end I wouldn't have been surprised if he got up and danced around too. It was such a great feeling to see someone in the audience actually having a genuinely good time, almost as much as we were having a great time too! 30 minutes gone, I was exhausted and I think so was everyone else. I had such a great time though and like Spencer mentioned in his last blog, all from 40 minutes of playing, nothing else.

The remaining time we had in Theatre was clearing up which we had alot of, and then feedback. Everything that was said I knew was coming, the fight scene, look more at audience, 4th wall and all that Jazz. I knew what he was going to say but I only realised by performing it to an audience which shows how important actually rehearsing to an audience is. It strange trying to break the 4th wall when  there is no one on the other side of it, it is hard keeping eye contact when there is no audience there, you can't judge your voice or someone else's if they are on stage with you. You always need an audience member, think we could hire someone to be an audience member? So yeah, you know what's coming when it has been done if you get me. So even though we have no more class time one this we still gotta crack on and crack the piece.

Friday (9th) was a cool down recap lesson of the project and to look forward lesson for what's to come. We discussed Blood mIST a bit, the talent show and began to plan how to layout a big black notice board outside of the Theatre class room to show off what we have done so far, but we didn't get too far with it. That is it for this week me thinks! It's been a fab week, had some great fun! I just want to share one last photo with you guys!

2012
Year 12 IB Theatre Group

Just had to share that one with you guys! Thats all folk!

Richard #1