For our Performance of John Steinbeck's 'Grapes of Wrath' we had our Dress rehearsal on the 26th November, the same day as our first performance. This was also our tech rehearsal and so alot of pressure was on; this wasn't helped by some of the members of cast not knowing lines, where and what to do, and some missing costume. Despite this there wasn't too many mistakes, the main thing that worried me was that a full run through was taking nearly four hours and so it would be ridiculous to put a production on for that long.
However the two shows went really well, I think all the doubt and worry made us on form and so we all performed well; everybody knew what to do, say and wear, and we also managed to perform within two and a half hours with a fifteen minute interval. During rehearsals, we joked that my character was always on stage but had little to say, although I found this useful for developing Al's character as it meant I had alot more time to think about movement and truely become the character. There was one scene that was nearly skipped however we improvised and from the feedback I've heard from the audience, no body had noticed. Furthermore, I really enjoyed both the performances, and rehearsal process, mostly because it was our first performance as a theatre company and I feel we were all brought closer by it.
If we were to improve, or have done something differently, I think it would have been better if the cast was better organised. I also would have liked to properly rehearsed the final rain scene as the first time we actually used water was on the night and so it was hard to judge how much to use and how much time I had to do so. Personally, if I could change my costume, I would have liked to have more boot-like shoes, because I think the pair I used may not have looked as I had thought they would; a heel on your shoes also affect your posture and so this may have helped with Al's character work, although I believe my posture still worked well.
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