We had our first two rehearsals this week and they went really well. Steve has been doing some great focus exercises to get get us all on the same page before we start. We got a lot done on Monday and things are starting to take shape. We worked on the walking and dialogue sections and then did 'Celebrate', which was great fun! At the end of the rehearsal, we asked the cast to tell as how they felt about everything so far. Their responses were positive, enthusiastic and reassuring.
On Tuesday we worked with a smaller group to further investigate ways in which text and movement would compliment and contradict the themes of alienation, intimacy and suffocation. Some good dialogues have started to develop. Sherman wins man of the match for being such a great sport in the cake duet. We really need to figure out a way to contain the mess from that. It is so effective, but I don't think Baxter will be very impressed if we leave cake all over the stage..
On Tuesday we worked with a smaller group to further investigate ways in which text and movement would compliment and contradict the themes of alienation, intimacy and suffocation. Some good dialogues have started to develop. Sherman wins man of the match for being such a great sport in the cake duet. We really need to figure out a way to contain the mess from that. It is so effective, but I don't think Baxter will be very impressed if we leave cake all over the stage..
