We Will Rock You Dress Rehearsal

Before our upcoming performance of We Will Rock You, we felt that we should do two dress runs with each cast in preparation. This was to allow us to feel comfortable with what we are wearing, and for me personally, it allowed me to develop my characters both on and of cast, by being able to 'become' the characters through wearing their costumes. The bohemian costumes specifically, allowed me to communicate better with the different characters in the scenes and put a lighter feel to the ensemble scenes particularly the scene at the end of act 1, because this was a heartfelt scene where the audience can see the bohemians coming together and reminiscing of the past rock stars that sparked their group. This particular scene required a lot of ensemble skills especially in 'No One But You', because the group have to show their support for each other and we have to accompany Meat in the song in a subtle way, not distracting from her singing. I feel that we were able to achieve this because we all listened to each other and made sure that we could communicate with each other using eye contact and subtle movements, such as swaying, to create a calm atmosphere and to make it more realistic towards the audience.

In parts of this rehearsal it became challenging due to the fact that a few people weren't confident with their lines. This had a negative effect on a lot of us because the rehearsal soon became repetitive and slow which caused a lot of us to loose energy due to waiting around. However I made sure that I was prepared with my lines and before the lesson so that we could run my scenes as Killer Queen quickly and effectively so that it didn't waste other peoples time, and we could move closer to being performance ready. I also offered to help others with their lines between scenes outside the room so that we didn't distract others, and this helped because it made them more confident and they got through the rest of their scenes quicker. However during my off cast scenes, I wasn't confident with my characters cue lines (Bob). This caused a delay in the run of the scene because we paused so I could realise it was my line, and this also caused the energy to drop. I feel that this wasn't good because as a member of an ensemble I should have been more prepared for this scene, and made sure that it was efficient for everyone and that we could maintain the high energy.