Theatre is strange. The rehearsal process is strange. We spent over an hour on a scene today that we have been over before and had pretty much nailed down. But something wasn’t right. So we tried it differently. And it still didn’t work. So we tried a new approach. And it worked much better. Of course, it meant re-blocking the entire scene. And changing some dialogue. But it is now a better scene. Remember back in Week 4, Part 2, I said that issues left alone would eventually sort themselves out? QED.
Overcoming this block is a perfect example of theatre as a collaborative process. The issue we eventually resolved was one that had been bugging me since the beginning. But I didn’t know how to fix it. And now that it is sorted, I can relax. But I can’t take the credit. I said we tried a new approach because the change came through collaboration between director and cast. Some will say that actors should act and directors direct. But if a director can’t solve a problem, why shouldn’t he ask for help from the very people he has to trust to deliver the scene? If it makes the play better, fuck it, why not?
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