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Information on Rehearsals and Devising Pt. 1

April 12, 2013 12:00 AM
Patrick Hayes

By Patrick Hayes, Dramaturg Creating a performance from scratch can be a daunting task. Luckily A Wrinkle in Time has a formula for success. AWIT focuses on devised theatre practices to workshop and create the final performance. Unlike stage directions in a script or a director coaching the actors, devised theatre centers on an acting style or technique to help create the final performance. AWIT rehearsals are centered on a model of work shop and rehearsing scenes until the feel, emotion, or context for a given scene is reach. Doing this process insures the integrity of the message the company wants to convey. Here, in this scene, the actors prepare by warming up. [caption id="attachment_1492" align="aligncenter" width="300"]

AWIT Rehearsals - Warm Up

AWIT Rehearsals - Warm Up[/caption] A group of Actors rehears scene 1, A Dark and Stormy Night, Meg is in the attic. The weather sounds are created by the company.

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