Sequencing the Story

Did you notice during the rehearsal that sometimes you may practice scenes in reverse order? The rehearsal process is there to strengthen your overall performance and create relationships with your casting members. It also helps you to observe the strengths and weaknesses within your performance style. When an actor has questions concerning character development, the rehearsal process is a great time to ask.


In professional settings, the actor may have very little time to arouse emotions, or to memorize their lines. If you have to go on set for a scene that is about a minute, you may be on set for 5-8 hours depending on how many angles the cinematographer needs for the scene. This scene planning is developed in advance so the director has plenty of time to to foresee any problems with the storyline, shot or background images.


1) First write out your scenes objective and what you want your character to say in relationship to other characters.
2) Second identify your scene's setting ( Internal Shot: Day/Night: Description)
Ex. EXTERNAL: Liquor Store, robbery
3) Figure out how many scenes. Link your scenes with the scenes before it and after it. Objective of story may require more than one scene. If so, then specify.



Why do you think the rehearsal process is so important?

Black History Experience

With the recent production many of you have exhibited an interest in different topics associated with the new production (musicals, violence, pregnancy, death). Do you think your ready to write your own scripts? Most of the scripts we wrote from scratch between Ms. Melinda and myself. Do you really have what it takes. I think so. This is where teamwork begins. Though we know that you could not have done this alone, we need your input. Now I define input as the ability to express the specific nature of the piece we will create. While many of you have many ideas, which are the best ones? Which ones can be successfully pulled off on stage.


What kind of life skill do you want your audience to come away from the project?

Please answer this question with three sentences or more.

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