Rehearsal Blocking
24th February 2014
Today's lesson was to continue in preparation for our main production of 'Shakespeare's House Party'. The plan was to rehearse the setting on stage and work on making it more convincing as a house party and work on developing each actors performance to achieve a higher grade for when it comes to the main performance.
To start with we had to look at what we would do with the other actor in the scene changes. The main focus was the opening scenes. As the other scenes are set inside the house hold we thought it would be better to give the characters their own privacy to highlight the scenes and characters. Whereas the opening monologue and opening scene needed developing. The opening monologue was to be a speech by the character Puck, the speech was to be giving the audience the plot of our play in a nutshell. This would be a little reference to Shakespeare's most famous tragedy 'Romeo and Juliet' as the opening prologue was to give the audience an idea of what's in stall for them. So the idea was to have the monologue being delivered on stage and have every actor on stage in a freeze frame. The freeze frames were to highlight what the actors characters look like and what will happen in their scene; the monologue also backs up the freeze frames.
The next step was to turn to the dance routine for each cast member present their characterisation through the means of dance, which would then go straight into the opening scene extract from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. The task of the day was to develop the performance as well as making the setting relevant to where the scene takes place.
The scene is known as 'the actors scene', as it focuses on a group of actors rehearsing a performance in the Forrest, or in this case the back garden. So whilst this group rehearsed their scene, our teacher wanted the remaining cast to stay at the back of the stage as if to represent the party taking place inside. This was to be shown by the remaining actors, me included, being at the back of the stage miming out the party, and not taking any notice to the scene extract from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', this would then make the acting scene more noticeable and important. Just with adding a back ground to set the scene. Lighting and props would make the scene more convincing as being set outside. As the first scene would come to an end we would then be able to morph straight into the next scene.
As the lesson went on we began to observe the next scenes in rehearsal. This was important to observe as it would be essential for each members of the group having to listen and observe others performing strategies. As this would allow each of us to include every, member of the group so we may all hear the ideas everyone has to offer and it may even help to develop the individual to make a better more convincing performance. This whole assignment helped vastly with each member of the group in helping one another to develop our skills.
Finally as today's lesson came to an end my input was assisting members of the group by offering ideas as help develop their performances in any way I could. Along with inputting improvisation towards being in the back ground for the opening scene. All was accomplished and we achieved a day of well rehearsed performances.
To start with we had to look at what we would do with the other actor in the scene changes. The main focus was the opening scenes. As the other scenes are set inside the house hold we thought it would be better to give the characters their own privacy to highlight the scenes and characters. Whereas the opening monologue and opening scene needed developing. The opening monologue was to be a speech by the character Puck, the speech was to be giving the audience the plot of our play in a nutshell. This would be a little reference to Shakespeare's most famous tragedy 'Romeo and Juliet' as the opening prologue was to give the audience an idea of what's in stall for them. So the idea was to have the monologue being delivered on stage and have every actor on stage in a freeze frame. The freeze frames were to highlight what the actors characters look like and what will happen in their scene; the monologue also backs up the freeze frames.
The next step was to turn to the dance routine for each cast member present their characterisation through the means of dance, which would then go straight into the opening scene extract from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. The task of the day was to develop the performance as well as making the setting relevant to where the scene takes place.
The scene is known as 'the actors scene', as it focuses on a group of actors rehearsing a performance in the Forrest, or in this case the back garden. So whilst this group rehearsed their scene, our teacher wanted the remaining cast to stay at the back of the stage as if to represent the party taking place inside. This was to be shown by the remaining actors, me included, being at the back of the stage miming out the party, and not taking any notice to the scene extract from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', this would then make the acting scene more noticeable and important. Just with adding a back ground to set the scene. Lighting and props would make the scene more convincing as being set outside. As the first scene would come to an end we would then be able to morph straight into the next scene.
As the lesson went on we began to observe the next scenes in rehearsal. This was important to observe as it would be essential for each members of the group having to listen and observe others performing strategies. As this would allow each of us to include every, member of the group so we may all hear the ideas everyone has to offer and it may even help to develop the individual to make a better more convincing performance. This whole assignment helped vastly with each member of the group in helping one another to develop our skills.
Finally as today's lesson came to an end my input was assisting members of the group by offering ideas as help develop their performances in any way I could. Along with inputting improvisation towards being in the back ground for the opening scene. All was accomplished and we achieved a day of well rehearsed performances.
Well done Frank, again could you give me examples? You said at the end of the blog that you offered ideas, what were these?
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