Potential Rehearsal Plan:
November 3rd (5pm-7pm):
Main Goal: Introductions and Bonding
Main Warm Up: Physical stretching and vocal exercises
In Rehearsal Exercises: Read through with no expression
Cool Down: Roses, thorns, and buds
November 10th (5pm-7pm):
Main Goal: Block the first 7 pages.
Main Warm Up: Conversation using only sounds. 8 count shake down
Cool Down: Breathing and taking in the space.
November 11th (6:30-8pm):
Main Goal: Review blocking of 7 pages and character development
Main Warm Up: Analyzing then stepping into your character,
In Rehearsal Exercises: Backstory – Where do you come from? Why are you there? How do you know each other? What’s your home life like?
Cool Down: Discuss important dates and responsibilities.
November 12th (4:30-6pm):
Main Goal: Off book for pages 1-7 block pages 8-end as well as Context and Commentary
Main Warm Up: Movement– pace, posture, urgency,
In Rehearsal Exercises: For diction – Tongue Twister facing each other, each time take three steps back until they are both no longer in the theatre.
Cool Down: What is the future like?
November 17th (5pm-7pm):
Main Goal: Off book for full play + Exploring the space
Main Warm Up: Milling and Seething?
In Rehearsal Exercises: Do a run of the play with the lights off – make the space foreign again.
Cool Down: Roses, Thornes, ans Buds for Break
November 29th (8pm-9pm):
Main Goal: Justification: Clear intentions, reasoning, and speech.
Main Warm Up: Working with verbs. When discussing reasons for movement, think about life 50 years in the future, and the attention span and interests that teenagers would have.
In Rehearsal Exercises: Point the flashlight first, then move to where you’re going.
Cool Down: Conversation about legacy, ancestry, family, history, and culture.
December 1st (3pm-4pm and 5pm-6pm):
Main Goal: Ending – Hope, Optimism, Magic
Main Warm Up: Atmospheres
In Rehearsal Exercises: Working on pacing – counting beats in head between lines.
Cool Down: Final decisions regarding costume and hair.
December 2nd (12pm-1pm):
Main Goal: Final tweaks
Main Warm Up: Atmospheres
In Rehearsal Exercises: Introduce finalized props, find something new in the space.
Cool Down: Lay on the floor– breathe concepts in and out
December 4th – Wet Tech (12-6):
Main Goal: Run with effects
Main Warmup: Check Ins
December 5th and 6th – Shows