Today we blocked the entire first scene with Rachel.
During the 'blocking' session, we even sang 2 songs- Alma Mater and Summer Nights.
For Alma Mater, we all stand on stage singing the song seriously then walk off in diaganols one by one. Patty makes her speech and then the T-Birds come back on to sing the parody version. We need to be energetic and I found it hard to get into the role today....I think once we get our costumes it will be a lot easier to get into character and be energised. I think the thing about Grease that will be most challenging is the fact that it's very over the top and we need to keep up the energy throughout the performance.
Today was focused around movement more than anything to ensure we know where to exit, enter and stand. For example, we annotated our scripts with stage directions and general notes- this will ensure we don't get confused about where to exit the stage during rehearsals!
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