The last time I blogged my show was in the middle of tech rehearsal. So, that is where I will pick up at.
2/8/2012: (Tech)
This was our second full tech. The actors did a way better job of remembering their lines and their cues. Most everything went according to plan. The run crew was still having some trouble with the set changes, but I have the confidents that they will get it down before the show. To help them, the run crew and myself sat down together and talked through every set change. We figured out what goes on and what goes off. We also designate specific people to do to carry on and off set pieces. I am going to type this all up in a excel file so they can refer to it during the show.
2/9/2012: (Final Dress)
So the whole play seemed to take a step back today. The actors once again were having trouble with lines and cues. We also had some costume issues tonight. Even though I spent a good hour typing up all of the set change information the run crew did very poorly in the second act of the show. They did a great job in the first act but it all went down hill form there. After we ran the show I sat down with my run crew to discus what the problems were. None of them seemed to have any idea what they were supposed to do. At this point I was extremely frustrated with them because they were not using the information sheets that I had spent my time on to make for them. And all of the mistakes they made would have not happened if they followed the sheets. So I felt that it was necessary to be a boss and I raised my vice and got mad with them for a few minutes. After I was done lecturing them I made them go through each scene change step by step exactly how they were stated on the information sheets. After that I let the run crew leave. After this rehearsal I was nervous for the opening of the show.
2/10/2012: (Performance #1)
Today was the first performance of the show and it went way better than I expected it to. There were no line issues. None of the actors forgot their cues. Then what I am most pleased with is that the run crew did their job perfectly. The crew was fast and accurate with their set changes. The play as a whole went really great! I was really proud of all the actors and crew for putting on such a great show!
2/11/2012: (Performance #2)
This performance went as good as the first! It was another great show!
2/12/2012: (Performance #3)
This performance went really good! I think that some of the kids were tired. Throughout the show there were a few minor line issues. These issues were so minor that I don’t think that the audience noticed. I am really looking forward to seeing how the kids do with having a few days off. We will be having a pick up rehearsal on Wednesday Feb. 17.
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