In the beginning of rehearsal, I just worked with Jon and got into his monologues. We went through all of them beat by beat instead of focusing on blocking. We also discussed how differently Jon will carry himself through out the monologues and how important physicality will be in portraying age. Then the full cast came in. I gave some announcements and then we got into some movement exericises where we revisted some of the things we worked on last week such as phsyicality, gestures, centers, and other things. I then taught them all basic fight choreography for the cast members who will be needing it. But I thought that for future shows, it would be good for all the first years to learn. I love these ensemble rehearsals and it makes me so happy to see little moments where they all really click and have a fun time making explorations.
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