Notes from a Director

Hi guys,

just a few words from the Moonfleece director to let you know where we're at in the rehearsal process. Things are progressing very nicely, we have worked through every scene now and everyone has a good idea of what they are trying to do in each scene. In this critical second week, we start to mould and shape the work, to make sure all aspects that effect a character come out, namely such elements as intentions, immediate circumstances, place, time, events, past history and relationships. The actors have picked up the feel of the piece very well. Now is the time they make it their own.

We had the chance today to explore one of the critical themes in the play: love. Actors bravely shared their own experiences and we had a chance to see some of these experiences performed. The way that people reacted to each other physically was facinating and helped to really inform relationships in Moonfleece. Just the way someone would sit, the eye contact they would or wouldn't make, their vocal rythms; it all spoke so much of relationships in the play. It was a nice break through and should help us move things on to the next stage.

Well, looking forward to starting again tomorrow, will be back here very soon to let you know any more progress!

David Mercatali