Run through of the show

This week in our rehearsals we did a whole run through of the show.  At first I was quite worried as I didn't think it would it would go that well. However, I think it all went better than we expected it be. It was stop and start due to minor errors but we worked them out managed them out.

Before we start the show starts we do a Haka dance which I through was going to go horribly wrong, I mean it was quite sketchy but it went a lot better that last week and we are all starting to embrasure our inner warrior. Even through it is early days I think we still need to fully cerrmitt to the dance and start adding our characters to it however I think this is will come over time. An element to improve on is we need to believe that we all know the dance as when people start looking around the formation doesn't look strong and we brake character. However I think what works really well in the show is the sound effects we do. I think they are everyone's favourite part as our voices fill the room and we all say them at the same time.

In addition to this, we all remembered are beginning positions and the show began. I think the first five pages where when everyone was off book which isn't that bad however our show is in three weeks so we do need to start getting off script asap so we can properly start doing run through. The small errors in the beginning were when Saturninus is crowned king and when Mutius dies. When Saturninus is crowed king the Andronicus group have to on one knee and say long live lord Saturnine! This went a bit weird as the transition and the order of where we knee. We got there in the end and it did look quite good so we just need to make sure that this doest keep happening as it just wastes time and we are quite behind anyway.  When Mutius dies everyone is meant too freeze and Aaron get the blood pack however no one freezed. This is virtual part in the play and if this doesn't happened when Shanay cant enter or the section wont look that good.  What did work really well was when we got everything right the show looks so good! I think it was good for us to do a whole through as the show as it gave us some belief and confidence because some people where moaning about it before hand.

The went quite smoothly until we got to the love dance. the transition into the dance was quite messy as we have to find our partners. My parter is Katie and as she was on the other side of stage which meant I had to run across the other side of the stage. I need to make sure this does'nt happened in the show as I don't think it looks very neat.  However when we got into the dance it looks so good and the breath that we all do in time with one another is really clever. Then when Nicole changes the rythm of the drum we do a the love dance in slow motion. No one did this and this created a lul in the dance as this makes it easy for us to transition into being dead on the ground. However , even though this happened I am still not concerned as it is something that can easily be changed and we do have a lot remember anyway.

The part that I thought looked really good throughout was us transforming into trees. I really like this bit and it is properly the best transition that we have got right so fair. The trees looked good however we do need to commit to the to this section. I get it that this is really hard as the scene is about 10 minutes long but it looks rubbish if we didn't commit. However , I do think when it comes the tech runs and dress rehearsals it will be fine.

The next section I should comment is my monologue. I would say my monologue is quite good however I to work out my states of tension because I tend to jump into a certain level and I tend to stay there. This is something I will do when it comes to character work. In addition to this, this is something I need to work on in general as when Ben told me I realised that I do it a lot, epically when it comes to monologues, It is a really bad habit that I need to improve so my technique can improve.

As a whole I would say the first half of the show is stronger than the second half just because we have practised it more. The elements that we need to work on in the second have of the show is the energy and transitions. I think the reason why we are loosing energy is because we get work hard on the first half so we get tired and slightly give up on the second half. This is something that people need to work on as if this happens in the show the ending will be rubbish and in my opinion the ending is the most important part in any show.  Furthermore, having energy in the second half will dramaticly improve the acting as a whole.

The transitions I am talking is when the Aaron walks around the cast and we have to picture a fly's around and try and shooo them away. This section could look really good but at the minute it looks quite bad as we aren't picturing seeing fly's we are just pretending.

The next part I would say is when we play the Goths. At the minute we are blocking it in however no one is actually playing a goth because we are just sitting on the floor. As the show is in two and half weeks we do need to start being a goth as when it comes to the show we wont know what to do and we will just look stupid on stage.

Finally, the next main section that needs focus on is the ending when many people get killed. This is because it is the ending of the show needs to be very detailed as the ensemble needs to react to this to create a picture. Overall, I think what needs to improve are the ensemble moments as some people are doing it half heartedly which brings down the energy in the piece.