Open-ended questions

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?

10/25 Rehearsal Report

Theatre 228:
The Cartographic Imagination
Williamstheatre

Rehearsal #5  (Directing Studio)
Date: 10/25/2011

Ensemble Members Called: Carl, Cate, Sara, Melissa, Julia
Start: 7:00
End: 10:33
Breaks: none
Absences: none
Lateness: Melissa (7:08)
Additional Attendees: none
Injuries/Illness: none

General
The ensemble spent the first half of rehearsal working on individual pieces before reconvening to weave the individual pieces together.  I will publish the script containing today’s work to the website as soon as everyone’s text is sent to me and I have time to compile it.  We will pick up tomorrow fleshing out the Map Maker story.

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Tomorrow’s Schedule

Rehearsal in the Directing Studio

7:00 – Full Company CALLED
10:30 – Full Company RELEASED

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

Lily Riopelle
Stage Manager

10/24 Rehearsal Report

Theatre 228:
The Cartographic Imagination
Williamstheatre

Rehearsal #4  (The AMT)
Date: 10/24/2011

Ensemble Members Called: Carl, Cate, Sara, Melissa, Julia
Start: 1:10
End: 3:50
Breaks: none
Absences: none
Lateness: none
Additional Attendees: none
Injuries/Illness: none

General

The group rehearsed during class time.  After discussing the TED talk that Carl had uploaded to the site, as well as Melissa’s “bullet points”, everyone worked for 20 minutes to create a piece responding to and drawing on those posts as well as others on the site.  Then everyone performed their pieces for the group and discussed them.

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Tomorrow’s Schedule

Rehearsal in the Directing Studio

7:00 – Full Company CALLED
10:30 – Full Company RELEASED

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

Lily Riopelle
Stage Manager

10/20 Rehearsal Report

Theatre 228:
The Cartographic Imagination
Williamstheatre

Rehearsal #3  (The AMT)
Date: 10/20/2011

Ensemble Members Called: Carl, Cate, Sara, Melissa, Julia
Start: 6:30
End: 7:45
Breaks: 8:30 (3 minutes)
Absences: none
Lateness: none
Additional Attendees: none
Injuries/Illness: none

General

The group spent 50 minutes writing (the piece they wrote is attached to the next post) , and then presented what they had written before reflecting on the process by which they arrived at the work they presented.

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Tomorrow’s Schedule

DAY OFF – See next week’s schedule for upcoming rehearsals.

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

Lily Riopelle
Stage Manager