Mattie Gallagher

 Using the black box has been important for us in terms of getting used to the space and making sure we project our voices.

During this rehearsal, we worked on establishing our blocking. This was a process as we would go through part of the scene following our impulses and one or the either of us would stop and say that whatever they just did felt like it didn't work or it was awkward. This helped us a lot because it gives us the room to focus more on our characters, listen/responding, etc. instead of as much on the blocking, but we both want to make sure we leave ourselves open to follow our impulses.

Today, we had an appointment with the costume department. We got chairs, a table, and some glasses for the set of our scene and we're hopeful that it will make it feel a lot more like a home. We also both got character appropriate robes which we're very excited about.

The scene isn't perfect (obviously) and we are still definitely frustrated with aspects of it (i.e. awkward blocking, lines we can't figure out how to say, feeling grounded, etc). However, working together through this has been wonderful and we've made significant strides.