Rehearsals - Response to Feedback

Some of the feedback we received today was really helpful to allow us to improve our piece, so that we can really refine and clean it on Monday and on Tuesday before the performance. We were told to make sure we were saying exactly the words in the script, otherwise some of the scenes we performed didn't make sense.

We also really need to work on stage discipline. Our rehearsals have felt really long sometimes, because people won't be quiet or focus. I think before each rehearsal we need to do more calming exercises to get us to really focus and work hard. I think if we all had a really focused attitude, when it came to working, we would be able to be really hard-working and get a lot more done, leaving us more time to clean and refine any last details of our piece.

We need to have a little more confidence in our songs and make sure everyone knows the words. Everyone in our checkout girl song knows the words, but sometimes we get confused because it doesn't quite fit the rhythm. It is a lot easier when the music is playing louder, because it allows us to find the right key to sing in. I think the babies "Price Tag" song is very good because they all know the words and once they had worked on the diction today, in the lesson, the audience found it a lot easier to understand what they were saying.

I think the wives song, "Bills, Bills, Bills" is much better because they worked on their volume, which makes it a lot easier to understand, although I still think they need to work on their diction, just so the audience can hear every word.

We need to be a lot smoother with the cross-overs between couples as they change control of the trolley. They became a lot better today, because more people knew what they were doing and it seemed to flow a lot better.

I think overall, the piece is really coming together. I think the songs have become a lot better because people are a lot more confident with the choreography and lyrics. The husband and wife scenes are really good and as long as we keep practising the change overs, I think we will have a really good play.