Sierra Gleason

Sierra & Mattie Rehearsal Blog #1

• We started our rehearsal by talking about the set, costumes, and props. We still have a lot to work out, but we have a start! Below are some pictures of what we had in mind for the scene…

  • 2 chairs (rocking chairs, maybe?)

  • Small porch

  • Railing on at least one side

  • Table

  • No flowers or super fancy decorations

  • Cozy, homey, familiar, well used

  • We’re excited to look at what the costume shop and the furniture storage place have that will help us bring our ideas to life!

• We ran through the scene 3 times, trying out choices, and trying to acknowledge our actor impulses.

• We found out where 2 minutes into the scene was, for Friday’s class.

• The place we rehearsed (Holmes 5th floor lounge) was kind of a nice place to practice because there’s a wall of windows, and it was a beautiful sunny day. Maybe next time we might open some of the windows to get that brisk air feeling too. 

• However, the downside to this rehearsal space is that it might not be a good place to practice projecting our voices and then yelling. Perhaps next time we can use the Black Box and remember the the view of the residence hall lounge.

• It was a productive rehearsal. We got some things figured out, and the scene felt good!

• We plan on meeting either this weekend or Monday, before Thanksgiving break.