Rebecca Class Notes

Lesson 1:
The Rehearsal Process:
Activity 1:
We needed to split into groups and come up with five complaints we had about the rehearsal process. We came up with:

• Lack of ability to listen.
• Too much noise backstage.
• Lack of dedication.
• Lack of preparation
• Miscommunication.

Then each group chose the one they think the class needs to work on the most and we each wrote it at the top of a big sheet of paper. Everyone then proceeds to write a solution to the issue on the piece of paper. From these improvements, we have all written down, we each needed to write up a personal contract full of rules that we need to stick to in order to improve our rehearsal process.

    

Personal Contract:

In order to have a successful rehearsal process as a class, we all need to work together cohesively and still to some basic rules and disciplines. Such as:

• Create a schedule for rehearsals and then stick to it.
• Get to class 5 minutes early to start warming up.
• Start each lesson with a focus exercise.
• Be dedicated to your performance.
• Do not speak over one another.
• Have respect for people when they are speaking.
• Lean that constructive criticism is not a personal attack but don't be rude make sure your comment is actually helpful. 
• When someone is giving you instructions make sure you try and follow them to the best of your abilities.

Lesson 2:

We started off by doing a quick warm up, we shook our bodies out and then sung 1,2,1 to prepare both our voices and our bodies for the lesson. The first activity we did was to help us with our subtext. We had to split up into pairs and then we have all given a different sentence that we had to say in 5 different ways that each change the subtext of the situation. Our sentence was "I'm not going to see you again", the ways we came up saying the different words were:

• Confused
• Angry
• Laughing
• Sad
• Sarcastic

We then choose two to go up in front of the class and perform. The audience then had to guess what the subtext of the scene was. I think that this exercise really helped me understand the concept of subtext better then I did before, I learned that in order to develop a successful character you need to understand there subtext before going into the scene.