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10/26 Rehearsal Report

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Theatre 228:
The Cartographic Imagination
Williamstheatre

Rehearsal #6  (Directing Studio)
Date: 10/26/2011

Ensemble Members Called: Carl, Cate, Sara, Melissa, Julia
Start: 7:00
End: 10:20
Breaks: 8:05 (10 minutes)		 Absences: none
Lateness: none
Additional Attendees: none
Injuries/Illness: none

General
The ensemble continued last night’s conversation about the possible relationships between the troupe and the map makers.  After a quick break the ensemble members delved into creating troupe characters, and then making maps of the Directing Studio as those characters.  We ended by reflecting on the evening’s work in preparation for tomorrow’s in-class rehearsal.  Here is the script as of today: 10-26 Script.

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Lights
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Sound
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Special
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Tomorrow’s Schedule

Class-Time Rehearsal in the AMT

1:10 – Full Company CALLED
3:50 – Full Company RELEASED

Thanks all!  Please contact Stage Management with questions or concerns.

Lily Riopelle
Stage Manager

Open-ended questions

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Here are a few open-ended questions to consider about the point we stopped at in yesterday’s rehearsal – they’ve been on my mind and I didn’t want to forget them! Look forward to discussion tonight.

Are mapmakers played by members of the troupe?

Are they aware of each other- seeing and acknowledging each other, etc

What chronological planes do the stories unfold on?  As in, if the troupe ‘s story is “live” and sharing the same space and understanding of Time as the audience members, how does the mapmaker story fit into that?

Who then has agency over the performance?  I expressed that if the mapmakers “control” the troupe and create their story then it feels insular from the audience for me, as it is predetermined, self fulfilling its own narrative.  If the troupe arrives with the intent to perform, and carry out their performance with awareness of the audience, the theater space, etc, is the audience to accept the mapmakers as occurring on a separate theatrical plane from the troupe?  What does this mean for their interactions?