Today we had our 2nd and 3rd performance in one day which meant as a group we were all quite busy and nervous.
Our 2nd performance was not as successful as the first as we thought because the first performance was very good the second was going to be even better however we didn't really like about it much and thought it would just come to us. The energy was very low and we didn't pick up the pace.
I felt that i had stayed in character the whole time and didn't corpse however i wasn't very quick on my cues and could of had a more stronger confidence on my lines. I feel that apart from all the little mistakes we had to clean up the performance worked rather well, we all knew to learn from all the little mistakes and perform our very best for the next performance.
Our last performance had some brilliant feedback from the audience. I feel that i had put all my effort into this performance, i wasn't afraid to play around with it seen as it was our last performance at nescot. i feel that i had very good connection with the other characters and also the audience.
As a group i feel that all our cues were very good and kept at a good pace, we were also very good at remembering lines.
Overall the sound and lighting gave a great Aribian Nights atmosphere and i think this helped us get into character.
Sunday, 15 April 2012
20th March First Performance
Today was our first performance, we were very nervous but we had all listened to our feedback from the open evening and turns out that the first performance was very successful seen as we all did very well at staying in character, rememebering our lines and our cues.
The stories were very clear and the energy was kept at a high standard, we also showed very bold movements. We still had some difficulties with the flats but we managed to work around it without the audience really noticing.
I feel that the story of Ali Baba wasn't as good as it shouldn't of been, as a group i think we have rehearsed this story many of times and we are now at te stage where we are very bored of it which slows down the pace.
Idividually i feel that i should of had much more diction and had more projection when i was saying my lines.
The stories were very clear and the energy was kept at a high standard, we also showed very bold movements. We still had some difficulties with the flats but we managed to work around it without the audience really noticing.
I feel that the story of Ali Baba wasn't as good as it shouldn't of been, as a group i think we have rehearsed this story many of times and we are now at te stage where we are very bored of it which slows down the pace.
Idividually i feel that i should of had much more diction and had more projection when i was saying my lines.
20th march Open Dress
Today was our very first performance however it was only a dress rehearsal and we didn't have a big audience, becasuse it was only a dress rehearsal we were allowed to call "LINE" if we needed help and if we also forgot a prop or que it wouldn't down grade us.
The first act went rather well especailly when it was our first performance to an audience. The ques were kept at a good pace and everyone was staying in character however in the story of Ali Baba we still wasn't positively sure about moving the flats.
The second act the energy was thrown to the ground when we performed the story of the Envious Sisters. many of the props were very messy seen as Nicole accedently hit Demi withone of her props which caused all the cast come out of character and start laughing which is very un professional. Luckly enough Daniella saved us by putting ALOT of emotion towards her monologue.
Overall the two stories (Little Beggar+Abu Hassan) was our strongest stories seen as the audience was reacting with huge laughter which is what we aimed for and the two stories (Ali Baba+Envious Siters) was our weakest stories because they were both running very slowly and we definitly needed to improve on our lines and ques.
The first act went rather well especailly when it was our first performance to an audience. The ques were kept at a good pace and everyone was staying in character however in the story of Ali Baba we still wasn't positively sure about moving the flats.
The second act the energy was thrown to the ground when we performed the story of the Envious Sisters. many of the props were very messy seen as Nicole accedently hit Demi withone of her props which caused all the cast come out of character and start laughing which is very un professional. Luckly enough Daniella saved us by putting ALOT of emotion towards her monologue.
Overall the two stories (Little Beggar+Abu Hassan) was our strongest stories seen as the audience was reacting with huge laughter which is what we aimed for and the two stories (Ali Baba+Envious Siters) was our weakest stories because they were both running very slowly and we definitly needed to improve on our lines and ques.
19th March Tech Rehearsal
Today was our Tech rehearsal which was a very productive reheasral. Our aim was to get two whole run throughs completed by the end of today. We had worked very well as a group however we needed to have alot more confidence in using the props. The first run through we had excellent focus however most of the cast needs to learn their lines and ques. The second run through went much better seen as the rehearsal ran through very smoothly and most people practice learning their lines during the break we had between the two run throughs however we need to pick up the pace of the show so the energy doesn't drop.
Feedback:
-Project our voices, so our voices are heard over the music
-Stay in character in something goes wrong
-Take more care where putting things down
-Much bigger physically and vocally
-Always be careful of sight lines
-Very good at the little beggar
-Es-Sindibad wonderful to watch
-Envious Sisters...Characters needs to be quicker on the que lines.
Feedback:
-Project our voices, so our voices are heard over the music
-Stay in character in something goes wrong
-Take more care where putting things down
-Much bigger physically and vocally
-Always be careful of sight lines
-Very good at the little beggar
-Es-Sindibad wonderful to watch
-Envious Sisters...Characters needs to be quicker on the que lines.
Friday, 13 April 2012
15th March Gavin
Today we had ran through the whole show seen as we had blocked everything and now all we needed to do is improve everything that needs improving. i feels that this run through was very poor because no-one was used to the flats yet.
In the first act i think the characterisation was at a very poor level as people were very unfocused, however during the second act the energy was kept at a very high standard and it was flowing quite well.
In the first act i think the characterisation was at a very poor level as people were very unfocused, however during the second act the energy was kept at a very high standard and it was flowing quite well.
12th March Gavin
In today's rehearsal I helped out create 'The Story of the Envious Sisters'
usually Shanice, Becca and Laura had the roles for the sisters however Shanice and Laura were unable to turn up to the rehearsals but the story had to be created asap. I offered to help and step in for Laura and Paige also offered to help and step in for Shanice.
We started acting out the scene with help from Gavin.
Shanice had come back from being late to rehearsals and played her origianl role.
Gavin noticed how well i was playing the role and asked if i could take that role instead of Laura, I accepted.
usually Shanice, Becca and Laura had the roles for the sisters however Shanice and Laura were unable to turn up to the rehearsals but the story had to be created asap. I offered to help and step in for Laura and Paige also offered to help and step in for Shanice.
We started acting out the scene with help from Gavin.
Shanice had come back from being late to rehearsals and played her origianl role.
Gavin noticed how well i was playing the role and asked if i could take that role instead of Laura, I accepted.
7th March with Gavin and Alex
Today we had a very long day of rehearsals seen as we had to stay till 8pm for open evening, because of all the rehearsals today we had completed many stories such as:
The second part of Ali Baba and the forty theives.
Abu Hassan
the finishing touches of 'The story of the little Beggar'
When Gavin helped Daniella, Arnold and Chloe with their characters, Alex took the rest of us into a different room and gave us the roles for the story 'How Abu Hassan broke wind'
Bradley-Abu Hassan
Teri- Abu Hassan Bride/ Second wife
Demi- First Wife
Choe-Marrige Broker
and the rest of the cast either was a guest at the wedding or part of the table.
The table was created with a red sheet over them and when Abu Hassan farts the table gives the effect of a mexican wave, this was a huge comedy part to the story.
The opening evening gave us alot of time to recap all the storys, improve them and write down any feedback we got. My feedback was mainly to project my voice and stay in character when on either side of the stage.
The second part of Ali Baba and the forty theives.
Abu Hassan
the finishing touches of 'The story of the little Beggar'
When Gavin helped Daniella, Arnold and Chloe with their characters, Alex took the rest of us into a different room and gave us the roles for the story 'How Abu Hassan broke wind'
Bradley-Abu Hassan
Teri- Abu Hassan Bride/ Second wife
Demi- First Wife
Choe-Marrige Broker
and the rest of the cast either was a guest at the wedding or part of the table.
The table was created with a red sheet over them and when Abu Hassan farts the table gives the effect of a mexican wave, this was a huge comedy part to the story.
The opening evening gave us alot of time to recap all the storys, improve them and write down any feedback we got. My feedback was mainly to project my voice and stay in character when on either side of the stage.
Thursday, 5 April 2012
6th March Gavin&Alex
Jamie had not made it in for today's rehearsals so Alex had helped us run through the story of 'Es-sindibad'.
Everyone was getting frustrated in this lesson because we all felt we needed to finish this story instead of just keep running through with what we have. Jamie wasn't there to help us finish it so Alex helped us improve it.
In the next lesson, Gavin helped us go over the prologue and the transitions into Ali-Baba and also helped us run through the story of 'The Little Beggar'.
In the rehearsal for the story of 'The Little Beggar' the first couple of run throughs were not worked at the biggest standard and most of the cast didn't play their characters to the best of the ability.
Everyone was getting frustrated in this lesson because we all felt we needed to finish this story instead of just keep running through with what we have. Jamie wasn't there to help us finish it so Alex helped us improve it.
In the next lesson, Gavin helped us go over the prologue and the transitions into Ali-Baba and also helped us run through the story of 'The Little Beggar'.
In the rehearsal for the story of 'The Little Beggar' the first couple of run throughs were not worked at the biggest standard and most of the cast didn't play their characters to the best of the ability.
5th march Gavins lesson
In today's lesson we started creating 'The story of the woman who wouldn't eat'
We started the scene with daniella saying her lines to introduce the story and introduce the character 'Horoun' whilst the rest of the cast was walking around like they were walking through the street markets.
This lesson was at a very poor standard as the whole class was very un-focused and the energy was very low. I think in this lesson we could have completed the story if we listened to the director and had more positive actions towards the rehearsal. I feel i have learnt from this rehearsal and will think about how i will behave in future rehearsals.
We started the scene with daniella saying her lines to introduce the story and introduce the character 'Horoun' whilst the rest of the cast was walking around like they were walking through the street markets.
This lesson was at a very poor standard as the whole class was very un-focused and the energy was very low. I think in this lesson we could have completed the story if we listened to the director and had more positive actions towards the rehearsal. I feel i have learnt from this rehearsal and will think about how i will behave in future rehearsals.
1st March Gavins lesson
Today we finally finished creating and improving 'The story of The Little Beggar'. Today the energy was kept at a very high standard which helped our class get alot of things done.
In the first lesson we had gone over what we had created in 'The story of The Little Beggar'. I had given the role of the maid, i didnt have much dialogue at all but i was told play my character very lazy and not bothered this then helped build the comedy for this scene.
When people in the cast wasn't on stage they would be annotating their scripts and giving ideas for the scenes. I was helping people build on their characters for example i helped laura to build on her character as the Cheif of police, i had told her to shout and be more aggressive towards to other characters because she would then keep up the energy and the audience would be drawn to her, i also helped paige with her character as the Doctor, i told her be more melo-dramatic when she thinks she has killed the little beggar and not smile when her character does something funny because this would make her character more funny and interesting to watch however if she smiles the audience wont find it as funny and might lose intrest.
I also helped choregraph the fight that demi (steward) and joe (little beggar) have. We thought that if the fight could be like a cartoon for example demi hits joe on the head with a plate and joe goes still and falls on his back, this got many laughs from the audience.
The steward leaves the beggar leaning on the market stool, she physical puts a smile on his face and awkwardly walks away.
Gavin then helped Charlie with his character.
In the first lesson we had gone over what we had created in 'The story of The Little Beggar'. I had given the role of the maid, i didnt have much dialogue at all but i was told play my character very lazy and not bothered this then helped build the comedy for this scene.
When people in the cast wasn't on stage they would be annotating their scripts and giving ideas for the scenes. I was helping people build on their characters for example i helped laura to build on her character as the Cheif of police, i had told her to shout and be more aggressive towards to other characters because she would then keep up the energy and the audience would be drawn to her, i also helped paige with her character as the Doctor, i told her be more melo-dramatic when she thinks she has killed the little beggar and not smile when her character does something funny because this would make her character more funny and interesting to watch however if she smiles the audience wont find it as funny and might lose intrest.
I also helped choregraph the fight that demi (steward) and joe (little beggar) have. We thought that if the fight could be like a cartoon for example demi hits joe on the head with a plate and joe goes still and falls on his back, this got many laughs from the audience.
The steward leaves the beggar leaning on the market stool, she physical puts a smile on his face and awkwardly walks away.
Gavin then helped Charlie with his character.
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
29th Feb Jamie's lesson
In today's lesson we carried on rehearsing the story 'Ali Baba and the Forty thieves'
In this lesson the class was very focused and had excellent concentration as we wanted to get this story done. We kept recapping what we had done and started improving it, for example, making sure we were quick on our cue's and making sure that the transitions were running at a reasonable pace. I play the role of kasim's wife and during this rehearsal i had to really look in detail at how i was going to portray my character and what are the elements to my character. I think i played my character very well as i really felt like the character during the story.
when focusing on the part where Kasim was going towards the cave, the cast and I gave alot of ideas on how to make this dark but intresting.
In this lesson the class was very focused and had excellent concentration as we wanted to get this story done. We kept recapping what we had done and started improving it, for example, making sure we were quick on our cue's and making sure that the transitions were running at a reasonable pace. I play the role of kasim's wife and during this rehearsal i had to really look in detail at how i was going to portray my character and what are the elements to my character. I think i played my character very well as i really felt like the character during the story.
when focusing on the part where Kasim was going towards the cave, the cast and I gave alot of ideas on how to make this dark but intresting.
23rd Feb Gavin's lesson
We ran through the Prolouge finishing off the set of the wedding scene of Sharayar and Sharazad, and then we worked out the transitions into the story of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Theieves' i feel that the transitions works really well as we all still look like we are listening to the story whilst being in it and then we just go straight into character. Many of the characters in this story have now started playing their roles very well and have decided to add an accent to help build the character.
In the next lesson Gavin had told us to seperate into different rooms to learn our lines. whilst we were all seperated gavin wanted to work on 'The story of the Little Beggar' so he kept the main characters and started creating the scene. I thought this was very good as their was no descrations for the people who was trying to focus on 'The Story of the Little Beggar' which helped them start the story quicker and improve on it later. The people that were involed were 'Jonny(the Tailor) Shanice(the Tailor's wife) Joe (Little Beggar).
In the next lesson Gavin had told us to seperate into different rooms to learn our lines. whilst we were all seperated gavin wanted to work on 'The story of the Little Beggar' so he kept the main characters and started creating the scene. I thought this was very good as their was no descrations for the people who was trying to focus on 'The Story of the Little Beggar' which helped them start the story quicker and improve on it later. The people that were involed were 'Jonny(the Tailor) Shanice(the Tailor's wife) Joe (Little Beggar).
22nd Feb Gavin&Jamies lesson
In today's lesson we carried on blocking the story of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'. We rehearsed what we had done, making sure we knew our cues and how we were going to protray our characters.
In this story we had used many different effects to set the scene, for example throughout the story, the sticks were used as a multi role playing prop. We also used the flats for the doors to the cave.
When Ali Baba said that he was climbing a tree, we had the idea of six people holding two sticks each at different levels, whilst Ali Baba walks on the sticks. This was a successful idea and has now been put into the show.
In this story we had used many different effects to set the scene, for example throughout the story, the sticks were used as a multi role playing prop. We also used the flats for the doors to the cave.
When Ali Baba said that he was climbing a tree, we had the idea of six people holding two sticks each at different levels, whilst Ali Baba walks on the sticks. This was a successful idea and has now been put into the show.
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