March 11 Rehearsal

TWELFTH NIGHT rehearsals are well under way, and we have gotten quite a bit done in such a short amount of time! It's very exciting to see all of the elements coming together. The actors have been very energized at each rehearsal, and some of our designers got to show off their work in progress at the work call this past Saturday, March 6th. The musicians in our play have already composed music, and there are songs they have already recorded. It's no surprise that people are asking about our rehearsals in social hours, given the copious amounts of music and laughter that can be heard each night outside the walls of our rehearsal space.

Pictured are some of the cast mates, studying their scripts, and discussing scenes in the play at a read through last week.

This week of rehearsal in the Wilson theatre has been ALL ABOUT THE TEXT. Actors have been reviewing with Alison about the language, and what they feel their character is saying in their scenes. This has helped everyone fully understand Shakespeare's words, and this will make it easy for a modern audience to fully understand. For the actors, it's all about what they will do with the words, to activate the language, and to make the audience understand what is going on. With Shakespeare, his words always have more than one meaning, and this is when our actors step in to animate, and illustrate the script!