We began with our ration line and trying to perform it as we would on the night, this was successful as most people remembered their sequences however it was difficult controlling the line so we would all start and end at the same time as we couldn't shout over one another or move out of the line. We decided that the people in the middle of the line would cue the starting of the line as this would be able to spread through the line both ways. This ended up being very successful and we were able to perform the piece in sequence.
We also worked on performing our piece throughout the school as we would. This rehearsal also went well but we were all slightly confused on the routes we had to take and I think we needed to concentrate more on walking from place to place efficiently and quietly to allow the piece to have its full effect.
Our piece in our separate classes was also something we rehearsed, in our class we focused on our transitions between different parts in the piece. We worked with the boys to create a sequence at the end of our piece which shows them reading letters they had sent to their wives. Whilst the boys were reading we used subtle actions to represent what they were saying to us this was a really interesting idea as it brought the two sides together even though they were far apart. I think we all did the actions clearly and emotionally however I think we as a group need to work on performing them in sync by working out words that cue us to perform them. I really tried to show what my character was thinking and feeling on my face as I think it is important to show her as a singular person in a large group. I did this by trying to put the situation into perspective and thinking how I would feel if I was in her situation and what I would think hearing those words. I think this worked well although I think all of the girls need to work together and on their own to produce individual characters with their own habits as at the moment all of the characters are very similar.
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