Section to be completed before rehearsal:
| Play Title: Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons | Rehearsal Date: 10/18/23 | Rehearsal #8 |
| Rehearsal Location: Studio 115 | Scheduled Start/End Times: 6:30-10:30pm | Page numbers to work: 57-75 |
| Rehearsal Goals | Plan to Meet this Goal | Notes |
| Stage pg. 57-75 | -prepare ideas of destination, activities, wants -bring needed rehearsal props | |
| Work pg. 57-75 | -At the end, put everything from the day together to help the actors get it into their bodies |
Section to be completed after rehearsal:
| What Worked? | Problems/Questions that Emerged | Notes for Next Rehearsal |
| Staged pg. 57-75 -first day in studio!!! -first day working with trunk | -planned some moments to go one way but when we got to those moments, I immediately realized there was no sense in it and that it was overcomplicated | -consider transition times and if important lines are being overshadowed by the transition -remember rehearsal props! |
| Worked pg. 57-75 -giving ourselves time to go back and put it all together then fix a couple things comforted me |
We’re back! Fall break was ever so short, but I’m glad to be back in the rehearsal room and in Studio 115 rehearsing for the first time today! I feel good about what we accomplished tonight, despite after deciding in the moment that some of the staging we had just done & were about to do was entirely overcomplicated and really difficult to justify. I feel very lucky that the actors were adaptable and willing to jump in and help me solve some problems with the text and staging. I still feel questionable about some of the staging, but I’m comforted by the thought that if we finish blocking tomorrow, we have much of the rest of our time to dive back in and work through beat by beat. I was very worried at the beginning that we would be rushing for time and that I’d be constantly trying to keep up, but so far we have maintained an excellent pace and we are on track to keep rolling!
Being in Studio reminded me tonight that we are less than 3 weeks from opening, and feel so anxious about the performances. I’m kind of terrified that everything will be unclear and questionable and that the audience won’t be able to follow along because I haven’t worked hard enough to clarify everything. There’s still time to solidify everything and maximize our storytelling potential, and I think having all the furniture and props will help put me at ease.
