Rehearsal #6 Notes (4/25)

Nice job to everyone last night! We ironed out a lot of little things, which will pay us back many times over as we get closer to opening night.

All I really have from last night are a few general notes on movement. Remember what we discussed at the readthrough about movement, and try to apply those guidelines to your character. When you are confrontational or need privacy with someone, you move towards them, and the level of confrontation or need for privacy will dictate how closely towards someone you move. For our purposes, assume you should get very close unless you are directed otherwise.

When you move, move with at least "normal" speed, and in most cases, faster is better than slower. Some of our movements look very sluggish, and we have to fix that. I know that a lot of that will improve once we go off-book.

As I'm sure you've all heard before, when you move, move with purpose. If you feel that some movement that I've given you feels unnatural, please let Cheryl or me know so we can address it.

Cheryl will be running the rehearsals tonight and Thursday. Tonight you will start with Act 2, Scene 3, and will then start at the top of the show and run as much as you can. On Thursday, you'll either finish what you don't finish from tonight's runthrough, or will start from the top and run the entire show. Cheryl will obviously share the final plan with you once you've finished tonight's rehearsal.

See you all on Tuesday!

Tracy