Acacia Steinberg

Olivia and I met earlier this week to do several run-throughs of our scene and experiment with our set. Last week we were unable to find a time that worked for both of us that the black box theater was available, so we didn't get the chance to actually put the chairs out and decide exactly how many we needed. Originally we were discussing going for something similar to the traditional movie theater and using about 16 chairs, but we realized quickly as we were putting the chairs out to rehearse that this number was for more than was necessary. Four is the absolutely minimum be would need, but eight seemed more appropriate so that we could act out the scene while sitting in the second row. What do you all think? Would more or fewer chairs be most effective here?

Running through our lines repeatedly helped us pinpoint problem areas in the script where we weren't sure exactly what type of emotion the characters were trying to convey. There are many statements that both Avery and Rose make that could easily be interpreted either as genuine or sarcastic and the way we choose to portray them drastically changes the mood of the scene. This is something we will be exploring in the coming weeks.