A Rehearsal Round Up.
So three weeks have flown by...and they've been busy!
From an acting point of view, me and Benjamin have been working like dervishes to get a lot of new skills under our belts! The days typically start with singing and dance warm ups, before getting stuck into the scenes with Jon the director. We've been busy tapping away whenever we can- along side some full day sessions with our choreographer Teej. She has done some very rigorous work with us teaching us three dances for the show in a very short space of time, so we've been practicing taps as often as we can between scenes...even having meetings absent-mindedly tapping whilst talking!
Out of rehearsals, I've been going a bit Ginger Rogers mad...watching lots of films, reading biographies, and trying to get under her skin a little bit. I feel like I've come quite full circle with it really- because now I've done all that, I'm largely disregarding it and concentrating on telling the story!
Jon has been working by day as a director in rehearsals, and by night has been creating some really beautiful sound design as well as writing 2 brand new songs for the shows. Rehearsals feel like they're coming together, although once production week starts we have a big job to start incorporating all the technical elements into the show so its all slick and ready for our previews on the 11th and 12th January. Its been great to catch glimpses of our extended cast being projected behind us as we go...the film footage is looking really great.
Jake (our film maker) has been busy editing in the rehearsal room, as well as running around shooting additional material, and starting to take control of running the show. Design-wise, Sophie our designer spent some time with us before Christmas, together with John C and Charlotte getting everything ready for a last push in the final week. We've had Paul and Rachel around and about doing some preparatory lighting work before tech week kicks in, and Lottie has been sorting equipment and props, as well as running cube HQ for the whole production team, most of whom are travelling from up country and around and about Cornwall so stay in Constantine overnight during the week.
Its been great to have everyone popping in and out, and be based in one place, and we've really dug into the Tolmen over the past three weeks. Its starting to feel like home, and most importantly of all, that we have a really well-knitted team working on the project.
Ticket sales are going well, and its all starting to feel a bit close and exciting! Its going to be a big push for it all to come together, but everyone involved seems really peppered and I'm sure its going to be great. Bring on next week!
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