Rehearsal notes

Today in lesson many directorial decisions concerning our piece inspired by Neil Labute’s ‘in the beginning’ were made as a group.

Here is a list of specific decisions that have been made:

•  Piece begins with all CHILD’S setting up tents and protest signs
• The first page of dialogue will be spoken in unison by all CHILD’S and PARENT’S
• On the line “I mean you love to say we’ll see or I don’t know” Milly does a ‘mic-check’ and then the whole line is spoken broken up into pieces in the form of human microphone, performed  by all CHILD’S, and once finished Milly then repeats the whole line again by herself.
• The next line beginning “yes I am... if you wanna put it that way” is spoken in the exact same way, however it is performed by Tyler and all the PARENT’S
• When Tyler says the line “I'm finally drawing the line. Right here” Josh will run through the middle of the raised platform and draw a physical line representing the division between the CHILD’S and PARENT’S
• When Tyler signals all of the parents they move into a formation standing at where the grassy area meets the right downstage section of the raised platform whilst Milly signals all of the CHILD’S to do the same on the opposite side. Once in position we are to all look as if we are ready for a fight.
• On the word ‘politics’ we are to all assume the look of excitement and anticipation. 
• On the word ‘religion’ we are to all assume the prayer position on the grassy area.
•  In the exchange of the next parent and child taking their position both Cory and Sasha are pushed into the two crowds and the energy that is provided in this movement feeds into the dispersal of all PARENT’S and CHILD’S across the grassy area.
• When Liyah raised her arm and points her finger all of the CHILD’S shout “asshole” at the PARENT’S simultaneously
• When the parent has a line that has either the word (BEAT) in it or an exclamation mark the other PARENT’S will actually say BEAT or EXCLAMATION MARK simultaneously.
• When the CHILD has a line that has either the word (BEAT) in it or an exclamation mark the other CHILD’S will actually say BEAT or EXCLAMATION MARK simultaneously.