Amphitryon Rehearsal - April 20, 2006

Observations (Pre-Rehearsal):

• Set grows
• Railing is complete, walls are painted, statues are in place, rotating walls, background is painted black, shutter on one window
  
• Stage managers tells actors to check props and sweeps floor
• Actors inspect growth of the stage
• Actors don't seem to practice lines tonight
• Director plays with differet lighting options with set builder
• Actors get their shoes
• Physical warm-up
• Clack and actors pair up and warm-up vocally and physically
• Actors form a line of massages much like a conga line
• Stage manager is very quick to get actors back on task when they forget what they are doing (very in charge!)
• Play "YES" game
• Director has the whole group close their eyes and meditate, think about what they are about to do
• Very focused tonight

Action Begins:

• The Director keeps track of the time to see how long the performance lasts
• The actors go through the entire performance without stopping
• Director adds musical cues to the scenes

It was intersting to watch the entire performance from open to close. This process begins to be completed this way every rehearsal after this. At the end of the performance the Director will go over the things he wants to look at more specifically.