Medea in the Theatre

Without the theatre to rehearse in, we had to rehearse in the classroom. As a result, today was the first day in which we were able to have a quick rehearsal inside the theatre. We rehearsed our piece as we had practiced in class. The one thing that did not work out was that the blocking did not fit with the stage which was larger than the area in which we had rehearsed in. In order for the first group that entered from the stairs to meet up with our group, they were forced to move a great distance within their short line. With this, our director decided on having them stop at the top of the steps. This actually worked out for the better because it allotted for the variation that our director was striving for. Another thing was that because the chorus did not wear mics, we needed to project our voices so that the last audience member could receive the same effect as the member in the first row. Rehearsing in the theatre helped us to give us an idea of the space that we would need to fill up.