Tech Run

Today we had our tech run which was really helpful and new to us as it was the first run of the play in the space. I was quite nervous as it is starting to sink in how soon our show is and TTA where sitting down and watching the show for the first time.

Overall,  we were all really disappointed on the run as so many things went wrong and I didn't feel like there was enough detail in our performance. The main cause of this is because we didn't warm up before the show and everyone just came from lunch so didn't have there mind on what to do. This has made me understand how important warm up is and why we do warm up. Though out the run there was no energy and we weren't putting 100% into our performance. However, the way this play is directed we have to have high energy 100% of the time epically scenes like the Haka which was the worst we had ever done it as it was messy and people wasn't doing the right movement at the right time. In addition, with the Haka we are playing warriors therefore we have to act warriors. In the run we were defiantly not doing this as for some reason we weren't confident in the place which is fair enough as it was the first run.  In the Haka our voices weren't louder enough  which we need to sort out as the Haka gets the show of to a really strong start.

A general would be is our bodies and voices were small as we were only performing to each other and not sharing it out to the audience. This is something I need to think as I wasn't opening to the audience at all and as the audience is on three sides we have to work even harder. Another general note was to balance the space. In one of my scenes Gemma, Katie Sybil and I are all on one side of the stage which looks messy. This is something we will have to redirect tomorrow in order for us to do a run on Wednesday. Another part scene I didn't like was the love day dance. In this we have to all work with each other to balance the space as it is a no contact jam with our partners. This scene was properly the wirst we have ever done it as there was no live behind our eyes which is really important for the dance as there is no speaking involved just breath. In addition to this, I think our breath was in sinc everyone else's which made the dance look okay however we were just doing it half heartedly.

A personal note that Ben gave to me was not to wobble. I get this a lot when I act and its because I just do it all the time. However, my character Marcus wouldn't wobble and therefore I cant do this as it is so distracting.  To prevent to doing this I need to ground my feet more.

Moreover, we need to react to everything that is going on around us. A moment where this was bad was when Lavinia gets killed right at the end. The ensemble didn't react on bit which made the show look really boring.  Again this can relate to us not having energy so by the end we all kind of gave up which is shame as the final scene is the most important in my opinion.

Overall,  the tech run didn't go as well as we wanted to go however it has made us walk away wanting to work so much to make our show the best it can be. In order for this to happen we need to project more , work the space and give 100% all the time.