On 1/12/16 we scheduled an all day rehearsal for We Will Rock You, and our aim for the rehearsal was to finish blocking the entire show. We started blocking from where we had finished the lesson before, which was the end of act 1, and we continued the script straight away and made sure that we were energised to make sure that we could put a lot of energy towards our characters and this was effective because we were able to work quickly and effectively.
When it came to blocking the Killer Queen scene, leading from 'fat bottomed Girl' to 'another one bites the dust', I made sure that I used focus to make sure that we could block the scene as quickly as possible to make sure that we could carry on with bigger ensemble scenes, and this was effective because the fact that I was focused meant that we could do the scene quickly but also I was confident in what I was doing because I made sure I was listening to all blocking directions and this meant that we could continue with the show quicker.
We finished blocking the final scene but didn't run through Bohemian Rhapsody because we felt that we should sing this through and learn the song first. However I feel that the scene before is an important ensemble scene because our job as the ensemble is to be completely motionless to represent the negative effects that the resistance has had on those who weren't lucky, and who had been brainwashed. This took a large amount of focus and I feel that due to the fact that it was the end of the rehearsal, everyone seemed to have a lot of energy out of the scene, and this had an effect on everyone's focus and this made it longer to block the scene because not everyone was listening to each other. To resolve this we made sure that we all started to control our energy levels and made sure that our energy went into the scene and effected it in a positive way as opposed to a negative way. I think that this was successful because eventually we were able to complete the blocking for the entire show and still had time left at the end of the rehearsal.
We decided as a group that the most effective use for our time at the end was to learn bohemian rhapsody with the harmonies. This was useful because I wasn't aware of the different harmonies and when I am off cast I will be in the ensemble part of this song. It was useful to me to know when I sing as Killer Queen and what harmonies I sing as a bohemian and this meant that I could now focus on characterisation and work with the ensemble to do this.
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