Rehearsal 41 & 42

Finishing Touches
14/4/11 and 15/5/11


Well this it it the rehearsal process is over... and i won't lie I'm nervous. we haven't properly ran it yet with all the last minuet tweaks. BUT I think we just might pull it off. Although i don't know how people will react.

we showed kevin the piece on sunday night and his notes were as follows:


Kevin's Notes:
The middle section is still unclear, its good but needs to be validated more
Dont use the curtains to their full potential, there nice though and we should celebrate having them
Nice balance with the costumes!
Gary go through the curtains at the start to establish the curtains and their rules.
The curtains are there for one to go through not to be hidden behind
Nice at the beginning, the idea that what has happened before this, not just about somebody dying.
Nice choreographed moments.
We all need to be aware of where things are on the floor.
There is an issue on health and safety, the audience needs to walk through the mess afterwards!
Douglas Fairbanks, Point to the same person
The singing bit is slightly awkward but we can work on it, just doesn't feel polished, but as it continues it gets better. The for people stood on the chairs at this point need to be slightly more aware.
More opportunity for overlapping, 'I'm gonna do it' came in late, Chop Gary's apologetic speech of with this.
Jess & Donna putting the plates down is nothing special, Its more about putting the smile side up in your hand before placing it on the floor, make it a moment and not a function.
'Storming off stage upset' can be seen. Somebody needs to storm off stage. 
There should be more 'Toasts' not breakfast 'Toast'. They give a better reason for the monologues. could 'Toast' in someway after every monologue. Change the 'Toasts' (To Dad, To our little fellow, Gary; To Me) this could also give a reason to use more objects, toast with different objects, will look more scattered and more messy. This can get more ridiculous and hectic as it goes on. Rush to get these objects and just throw everything. Could replace some of the 'Trumpets' with these cheers.
Could Toast, each performer.
Standing behind curtains doesn't work theres never a particularly good reason for us to go behind there. The covering up of people works however. Could break the rule of the curtain and when covered we can go out on our own! and then go back through, Its all about getting in place than been in place. Can still be placed behind, but when we are behind we can 'go our own way'.
Glenn going to the piano is really nice, went on a bit too long though! stopping and starting could be an idea for this.
Blur the distinction between his wake and our wake more. Chaplin is a metaphor in this piece for 'us'. 
Lisa, nobody should have to see that, refer to the bum bums. The bums can also be planted earlier on.
Glenn Scroll, could start doing it a lot earlier and slower, this also establishes the bum bums again! this will cut shorter Glenn on the piano.
Music on Glenn's Section needs to be lower and Glenn needs to be louder, THIS IS ESSENTIAL!
Anna's speech, is lovely, but goes right back to Chaplin, this is whats mean by 'blurring', Chaplin-indivindual-Chaplin, Should be; Chaplin-Individual-Chaplin-Individual-Chaplin-Individual. Could throw in a speech about us and Chaplin, and/or another spot comes on and Glenn is back playing the piano. We need to be remembered but not to be remembered for who we actually are. This can also contextualise the costumes. These texts could overlap.
curtains shouldn't end at the back, we could be doing entrances during Pablo! There is room to play with the curtains a lot more. 
The main note is that the performance needs to be not about Chaplin but the metaphor of Chaplin.


So, we have a few things to clarify. again me need to make the bonds between us will make us them more apparent nothing to drastic just always be thinking about the others in the space. also when we spend time behind the curtains don't just act as if no one can see us... because they can. we need to always be aware of the audience even when we are 'off stage'.


we are adding in toasts al though the performance toasting loudly and subtlety through out, its nice because it brings the audience into the space with us. and the fact hat it is out 'swan-song' at university i want the audience to share it with us.


And finally the use of the legacy's make sense. we all have one and we hold it up behind the curtain to remind the audience not to forget us... which is poignant i think.


I will  be  honest i am nervous about the performance... its not like anything i have ever performed in and i just really want the audience to like it... I think my mind will be made up on the piece when my performance gets its audience reaction. Ahhhh! I don't know if thats rights but I'm not sure if thats right, but thats how i feel.