Tuesday's rehearsal was...well, I don't even know how to describe it. There was a lot going on, to be sure.
When I got there, Mrs. Micki had a shawl for me to wear during the run through to see if it would work. It's a pretty cool shawl, people. It really kind of helped me get into my character easier.
We kind of improvised the new opening scene that I'm in, but that's okay, because we're still working on that. Then I tried to sit and study my lines, but it's hard for me to focus when people are talking; even if they're on stage. So I went outside so I could have a little quite and say my lines out loud, rather than trying to just mouth them to stay quiet inside.
I went back inside to see if Katie would run lines with me, but Mrs. Jacque was giving notes so I just sat down and got a comfy. The shawl was taking it's effect. It wasn't warm in the studio, but the shawl was really comfortable, and honestly, I fell asleep for a little bit. Haha! I don't know if anyone noticed, but that doesn't usually happen to me! ... Fortunately, I'm not a deep sleeper, so I woke up when Mrs. Jacque was done giving notes, and I asked Katie if she would run lines with me.
We went outside, and decided to run hers first, because her scene was next. Maddie joined us because she was in the same scene as Katie. We ran the lines, then went back inside.
The scene spurred one unforgettable stage outtake, so to speak. Gabe and Kay have a scene where they're supposed to eat ravenously and continuously-to music. Unfortunately, they don't have music for it yet, so they were just improvising. Gabe has the cue line for them to stop, but after about 30 or 45 seconds of their eating, Kay pipes up and, in character, yells "I think we're done!" We all lost it, and both Kay and Gabe broke character a little bit. I don't think that bit will be forgotten for a long time.
Tuesday, although quite amusing, was not our best rehearsal. The producer is coming to see it tonight! Hopefully we can step up our game and be perfect. ;)
~Ana
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Day 9: Adding to the Story
You know how I've been saying I only have 10 lines, and I'm in about 5 minutes of the play? Well, that is now a false statement! I now have 17 lines! What?! Guys, this is the most lines I've ever, ever had in a play! I'm just a little bit ecstatic about this. I feel like I can add a lot more to my character now!
It is a little confusing though. I'm in the first scene, as myself, as my character, in a different time. Haha! In the end, too, I am myself, as my character, in a different time. Basically, I'm telling the story of Pinocchio as my character, going by a different name. Woe. It kind of adds a little bit to the story, knowing that it gets told as a sort of fairy tale or legend later on. {{if you're not following me at all, I'm sorry. I'm just trying to get out my thoughts!}}
That's what I found out on my 9th day of rehearsals. =)
~Ana
It is a little confusing though. I'm in the first scene, as myself, as my character, in a different time. Haha! In the end, too, I am myself, as my character, in a different time. Basically, I'm telling the story of Pinocchio as my character, going by a different name. Woe. It kind of adds a little bit to the story, knowing that it gets told as a sort of fairy tale or legend later on. {{if you're not following me at all, I'm sorry. I'm just trying to get out my thoughts!}}
That's what I found out on my 9th day of rehearsals. =)
~Ana
Friday, September 13, 2013
Day 8: Cameras in the Corner
Yesterday was our first rehearsal off book. I will be the first to say that I did stumble over my lines a bit =P I'm working on it guys! It's okay. The reason we had to be off book was so that the understudies could see what we were doing without a piece of paper covering our faces the whole time. But here's the kicker--we were being recorded! I don't know about you, but I get kind of nervous when I'm being recorded. I feel like whatever I'm doing has to be absolutely perfect.
So, being off book, with understudies watching, and being recorded, I think we all kind of...got a little frazzled. The run through wasn't all that great. It was unfocused and the energy level was low. We ran it again, and tried to up our game. I think we did a little better the second time, but it's really not ready for the stage =P We have performances at the end of October! We can have it astoundingly perfect by then, right? Right? ....I hope so.
That's what happened last night.
Happy Friday the 13th. Be careful out there. ;)
~Ana
So, being off book, with understudies watching, and being recorded, I think we all kind of...got a little frazzled. The run through wasn't all that great. It was unfocused and the energy level was low. We ran it again, and tried to up our game. I think we did a little better the second time, but it's really not ready for the stage =P We have performances at the end of October! We can have it astoundingly perfect by then, right? Right? ....I hope so.
That's what happened last night.
Happy Friday the 13th. Be careful out there. ;)
~Ana
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Day 7: Fooling Around
We're done blocking!!!! Yay! Now, we're going through all the scenes and getting in the details: how we should react, how we should stand, speak, move, and look at different points in a scene. This is the part in the rehearsal process that requires a ton of focus-- but, that's kind of difficult.
I got there earlier than I needed to, but that's okay (it's always good to be early in case the director needs you for something, or just to get some extra time if you're caught in traffic.). I did some math homework while I was waiting for my scene. It was rather difficult, because the events taking place on stage was more than a little amusing. They were using fake bread rolls for wood, it was quite humorous. Next to me, Sam and Ben were talking monologues, and Sam was reading one of them out loud. I didn't know they were reading monologues because I was so ensconced in my math homework. Everything would have been fine...if Sam hadn't have started professing his love for Ben. It was from the monologue, I promise! But the way he was reading it made it seem...real (Props to you Sam, you wonderful actor, you.). As soon as I realized he was just reading, I was fine, but I was worried for a second. Haha!
Later, we were rehearsing my scene, but Madison, Moriah and I were technically on pause while our three little boy actors (appropriatley dubbed FOG [characters Feliciano, Orsino, and Gavino. Get it?]) worked through a rather difficult scene. Madison took to dancing with a stool, and, well, I don't remember what Moriah and I were talking about, but there was a lot of laughing.
This is indeed turning out to be quite an adventure. I don't have another rehearsal until October! Oh, no! But, I'm looking forward to seeing how it all turns out =D
Peace.
~Ana
I got there earlier than I needed to, but that's okay (it's always good to be early in case the director needs you for something, or just to get some extra time if you're caught in traffic.). I did some math homework while I was waiting for my scene. It was rather difficult, because the events taking place on stage was more than a little amusing. They were using fake bread rolls for wood, it was quite humorous. Next to me, Sam and Ben were talking monologues, and Sam was reading one of them out loud. I didn't know they were reading monologues because I was so ensconced in my math homework. Everything would have been fine...if Sam hadn't have started professing his love for Ben. It was from the monologue, I promise! But the way he was reading it made it seem...real (Props to you Sam, you wonderful actor, you.). As soon as I realized he was just reading, I was fine, but I was worried for a second. Haha!
Later, we were rehearsing my scene, but Madison, Moriah and I were technically on pause while our three little boy actors (appropriatley dubbed FOG [characters Feliciano, Orsino, and Gavino. Get it?]) worked through a rather difficult scene. Madison took to dancing with a stool, and, well, I don't remember what Moriah and I were talking about, but there was a lot of laughing.
This is indeed turning out to be quite an adventure. I don't have another rehearsal until October! Oh, no! But, I'm looking forward to seeing how it all turns out =D
Peace.
~Ana
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Day 6: Prank Calling
Today's rehearsal was, in a word, eventful. We had a bit more dancing at the start, moved some flats and set pieces we didn't need, and eventually got into practicing the scenes. I sat through the first scene. I'm in the second scene, so I got through that as well...but soon after that, I felt a slight rumble in my tummy! What's that, tummy? I asked (Oh, and for those of you who don't know, I talk to various objects--frequently.). My tummy told me that I was hungry! What?! So I went to me car to get some food. Some oranges, and pretzels. Yay!
I sat outside and ate my pretzels happily outside. I guess people are drawn to the scent of pretzels. Well, not really, I offered it to them, but people just kept coming outside! It's not that any exciting conversations were going on, but suddenly Leah got a text message from somebody she didn't know! Gabe told her to call the person, but Leah thought that would be rude, so she just texted the person back asking who the person was. The person texted back presently, and it ended up being a person the Leah really didn't know.... So! Gabe decided to call the person! He dialed the number, and waited a really long time while the phone rang, then he talked to the person pretending that he was from Verizon tech support. It doesn't sound as funny writing it down, but it was freaking hilarious.
So, of course, after he did that call, we decided to have Gabe prank call other people. They were all people somebody knew, so they didn't qualify as crank calls =P. Gabe took us through a various assortment of characters: Joe the Verizon tech support guy, a German Model who drove a Volks Wagon down the highway, a Canadian dude- they all had us cracking up outside, eating pretzels, together. Haha! Especially since Gabe would go from one kind of character to another halfway through the call.
Yes. Eventful. =D
Read a book. They're like whole new worlds just waiting to be discovered by you.
~Ana
I sat outside and ate my pretzels happily outside. I guess people are drawn to the scent of pretzels. Well, not really, I offered it to them, but people just kept coming outside! It's not that any exciting conversations were going on, but suddenly Leah got a text message from somebody she didn't know! Gabe told her to call the person, but Leah thought that would be rude, so she just texted the person back asking who the person was. The person texted back presently, and it ended up being a person the Leah really didn't know.... So! Gabe decided to call the person! He dialed the number, and waited a really long time while the phone rang, then he talked to the person pretending that he was from Verizon tech support. It doesn't sound as funny writing it down, but it was freaking hilarious.
So, of course, after he did that call, we decided to have Gabe prank call other people. They were all people somebody knew, so they didn't qualify as crank calls =P. Gabe took us through a various assortment of characters: Joe the Verizon tech support guy, a German Model who drove a Volks Wagon down the highway, a Canadian dude- they all had us cracking up outside, eating pretzels, together. Haha! Especially since Gabe would go from one kind of character to another halfway through the call.
Yes. Eventful. =D
Read a book. They're like whole new worlds just waiting to be discovered by you.
~Ana
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Day 5: Dancing....
Monday's rehearsal went on it's usual quirky way. Typical character development, status, focus, script analysis, dancing,- wait. What? Dancing? ...Yup. Dancing. Haha! Yippy....!
Brilliant Miss Katie is choreographing a dance for all the cast members to participate in. ALL of them. Even Mr. Dennis got his groove on! The dance isn't to do on stage, it's more like a warm up. A stress release. Well...it's just something fun and completely chaotic to do. Well, chaos is a big term. Well, sort of (I'm just gonna say 'well' a lot. I'm sounding like David Tennant! Woe.). I've always loved dancing. I was in ballet when I was really young, some jazz when I was a little older, and I did a lot of swing dancing in high school. This dance is gonna be spectacular when we all know it, but as of right now, well, it's kind of falling apart, and that's why it's so chaotic. After all, this is a group of actors, not dancers, we're talking about here. There's gonna be some confusion as to what a pivot is supposed to look like. It's definitely a working process. We got through a whole 23 seconds of the song we're doing! Whoop Whoop!
Have a cup of tea. Be happy. That's all.
Next rehearsal tomorrow.
~Ana
Brilliant Miss Katie is choreographing a dance for all the cast members to participate in. ALL of them. Even Mr. Dennis got his groove on! The dance isn't to do on stage, it's more like a warm up. A stress release. Well...it's just something fun and completely chaotic to do. Well, chaos is a big term. Well, sort of (I'm just gonna say 'well' a lot. I'm sounding like David Tennant! Woe.). I've always loved dancing. I was in ballet when I was really young, some jazz when I was a little older, and I did a lot of swing dancing in high school. This dance is gonna be spectacular when we all know it, but as of right now, well, it's kind of falling apart, and that's why it's so chaotic. After all, this is a group of actors, not dancers, we're talking about here. There's gonna be some confusion as to what a pivot is supposed to look like. It's definitely a working process. We got through a whole 23 seconds of the song we're doing! Whoop Whoop!
Have a cup of tea. Be happy. That's all.
Next rehearsal tomorrow.
~Ana
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Day 4: Character Development
Developing a character is one of my favorite parts of being a play. It's like the journey of best friends.
1. You meet your character and you poke and prod to find out things about their past and their general interests. When I met Fare Madrina, I felt like I could be good friends with her-but my first impression was that she was a little sharp around the edges and a little hard to understand sometimes. So I poked and prodded at her to find out what was going on behind that fairy mind of hers.
2. As you hang out with this person more, you gradually notice certain odd traits about them. Yesterday, I noticed that Fare Madrina walks funny. She doesn't walk heel-toe, like normal people do. She either places her foot straight down and walks like she's on a line, or she walks toe-heel.
3. You get to know the person so well that you know what they will say in response to things, you know the melody of their speech, and you can mimic what they do almost to perfection. I haven't gotten this far with Fare Madrina. I don't even know if she's really Scottish or not! But, hopefully in the next weeks, I can decipher more of that.
More fun tomorrow!
Your daily dose of Doctor Who:
"Always bring a banana to a party, Rose. Bananas are good."
-The Tenth Doctor =D
~Ana
1. You meet your character and you poke and prod to find out things about their past and their general interests. When I met Fare Madrina, I felt like I could be good friends with her-but my first impression was that she was a little sharp around the edges and a little hard to understand sometimes. So I poked and prodded at her to find out what was going on behind that fairy mind of hers.
2. As you hang out with this person more, you gradually notice certain odd traits about them. Yesterday, I noticed that Fare Madrina walks funny. She doesn't walk heel-toe, like normal people do. She either places her foot straight down and walks like she's on a line, or she walks toe-heel.
3. You get to know the person so well that you know what they will say in response to things, you know the melody of their speech, and you can mimic what they do almost to perfection. I haven't gotten this far with Fare Madrina. I don't even know if she's really Scottish or not! But, hopefully in the next weeks, I can decipher more of that.
More fun tomorrow!
Your daily dose of Doctor Who:
"Always bring a banana to a party, Rose. Bananas are good."
-The Tenth Doctor =D
~Ana
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