Monday 13th April- show week

Today, we used the time in Lena's lesson to rehearse act 2 of Dissocia. This is the act we have done the least work on because it is fairly straight forward and doesn't require a lot attention as the content and happenings of the act are simple, limited and don't require a great amount of effort to block.

I found today really helped me to develop my characterisation and understanding of act 2 as this is something we have not spent much time on. It was also helpful for me to watch the other cast as this helps me develop how I play my character by feeding off the work of the other class. Even the little details of how the other cast perform certain parts of scenes; One example of this is that I have learnt and picked up on is how Izzy lies down on the bed. This seems like a minor detail and of not much significance to the play however I have learnt to lye on my side instead of back, making it easier for the nurses to nudge me awake at certain points. Not only do I find watching the other cast beneficial for the small details however for the larger details also such as how to deliver certain lines and how they portray certain themes and ideas to the audience.

The thing I found that went well today was firstly the level of team work our class rpoduced. We are all very supportive of each other and the other cast and I find that this makes things a lot easier in the process as positive relationships allows situations to work out and character intraction to flow nicely.

Secondly, I found that today having Katie, our learning mentor, at the fron of the class reading out stage directions to the cast on stage helped me to refresh my memory on where I need to be on stage at what time. I found that the second time my cast ran through the secondhalf, that I knew these directions and was easily able to recall my movements and actions, allowing for a more performance ready piece of theatre to be shaping.
My target for the show is to put a stop to a bad habit I have fallen in to in the Dissocia rehearsal process. This is slightly changing certain lines I deliver. This is a bad habit because if I happen to miss out an important/ending of my line which gives the character who has the next line a cue, this could sabotage the whole flow of the scene. I will put a stop to this habit this week by reading over all of my lines a few times in a thorough fashion and rehears as much as I can with my cast.