22.05.13 - Rehearsals

This was one of the last days we good do a full run through, before the show. Fortunately we are able to come in the half term to do a whole day of rehearsing.

The main focus of today was to clear up any scenes that weren't that good. Also as there was a quick cast change recently I helped Josh on some of the scenes as we were playing the same parts. We started straight away by going over Scene 10, as I have never done it with the Dylan's cast before. We had to change some of the blocking as well, because we haven't practised this scene before with the staging. It worked really well  as before we used a chair in the scene with Dylan(Galieo) to sit down but instead we just sat him on the staging with everyone crowding round him which made it look more like everyone looked up to him. At the end of the scene I escape from the laser cage and get shot and die. Origanally I just ran off stage and you heard a gunshot noise to indicate I got shot. I think it would be better if I get shot on stage as it looks more dramatic and people can actually see me get shot. So we tried this instead and it worked well. I have to practise falling over on the stage and then there will be a crash mat next to he stage so I can just roll off. Also I think as its the end of Act 1, I think its a good dramatic end to the scene.

For the next few hours the other cast were rehearsing Act 1 and Act 2, so in the meantime I went over my lines and scenes with Megan as I've never done them with her before properly. Our characters relationship isn't suppose to be very lovey dovey, we are quite a chilled out couple. I have to work on being quite butch as I'm playing a lesbian, as I'm the more manly one. So things like the way I walk, my voice etc.

We both pretty much know our lines but we needed a couple of prompts. We kept going over each scene to make sure we knew each others cues and the blocking and this worked and helped us alot to remember our lines.