Entries by Peggy McKowen

REHEARSAL JOURNAL

FARRAGUT NORTH: Yesterday afternoon we worked on Act I Scene 1. We did a run-thru in the rehearsal hall. John Ambrosone, Lighting Designer and David Remedios, Sound Designer watched the final run-thru to prepare for our first Tech Rehearsal on Thursday. We want to create a “media storm” with lights and sound. David and John will collaborate with our VideoDesigner, […]

REHEARSAL JOURNAL

On Sunday all five plays did a Run-Thru before our Equity day off. Today we will have afternoon rehearsals in the rehearsal halls then FARRAGUT NORTH. THE HISTORY OF LIGHT and DEAR SARA JANE will move into their theaters for the very first time. Our evening rehearsals will take place on-stage. This is an important part […]

REHEARSAL JOURNAL

Yesterday we had an eight hour rehearsal block for YANKEE TAVERN. Steven Dietz worked with Liesl Tommy and the cast. They rehearsed the script changes/re-writes and worked thru the play. It was so important to have the playwright present. The script gets stronger with each new draft. FIFTY WORDS: We stop-worked each of the five […]

Thoughts:

We are in that critical third week of rehearsal. The work is going well. This is our final week in the rehearsal hall before we move to the stage for Tech rehearsals. This is the week to do serious scene work and run-thrus for all five plays. The actors are working hard…making strong choices…discovering their […]