Tech run

Today we had our tech run, for me it really highlighted the kind of work we need to put in to make our play work. There was definitely a feeling of panic after today’s rehearsal.

For me personally i felt like i put a good amount of energy into my character however other people were into fully immersed in role, this might just of been because we were in as new space however it was very stressful. However, as a group we put this down to not having a warm up before starting the run and we just jumped straight into it due to time. Due to the nature of the play i don’t think i we can go into a rehearsal without a warm-up, this highlighted the importance of warming up and i will make sure i do a full warm up before each show.

 General note that Ben gave us was that we were performing to each other rather than sharing the world with the audience, i feel as though this was a confidence thing for most people as we had a small number of people watching us so it felt very intimate.

We also need to remember to balance the space during scene such as the love dance, another thing with the love dance is to remember that it is a non contact contact improv so we need to be working hard with our partners to move correctly however our breath worked with the beat which was a positive.  

Another note it to react to9 what is happening in the world of the play and to react accordingly. I feel as though people have been encouraged now to work hard for the actual show and Ben reminded us that every show needs a bad run, and at least it’s not the real thing. We can fix any problems in tomorrow’s rehearsal.