Having now created all of the scenes we had planned, we then revised the performance in order to consolidate transitions between each scene. Once this was done, we were able to do a full run through of which we timed to ensure we were meeting the targeted 30 minutes. Doing so also allowed us to highlight areas of which needed the most work and we also discovered some naturally occuring moments of which we decided to include, for example; rather than cutting the music short following the dance scene, there is a change in the accompaniment, which when left to run behind the transition into the next scene actually added to the soundscape in making the grotesque laughter more discomforting.
Our teacher gave us a list of improvements following watching our run through, of which we worked on the following day:
Pre-show was rushed
Each create motifs in order for the performance to last five minutes
Slow down the spread of the plague to become more realistic
Stay on stage for next scene, partly alive, twitching occasionally
Keep props on stage
Develop still images
Music for dance scene
Consider putting all tracks into one 30 minute track to ensure timing
Facial expression
Learn monologues
Consider movement to monologues/overlaying monologues
Learn the nine steps of washing hands
Find projections
Clearer ending
Pace needs to vary more
Performance skills
Happy with the structure
Refine everything
Give Courtney a monologue
Reduce amount of aimless walking
We were able to extend the preshow by adding a concept to the scene, of which we had not done before. We came up with the idea of the set being in the street, allowing cast members to play pedestrianised roles associated with this, and also provided more of a link between the idea that themes in the play were applicable to both Victorian society (when the stimulus was set) and modern day.
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