UAL Level 2 Week 32

During this week spent all of our time in the theater working on our Burn production using lighting and sound, costume, hair and make-up and props all to make our show as best as possible and be as prepared as we could for the final performance Friday.

Monday 12th June

On this day we painted the floor of the theater completely black so that it would look as best as possible for the show. We then practiced monologues and scenes whilst we were waiting for the paint to dry. After that we then got familiar with the layout of the rooms backstage such as the dressing rooms, costume room and props store room. Once we were done with all of that we were allowed to go home but were reminded the importance of coming in tomorrow as we would be doing the tech rehearsal.

Tuesday 13th June

Today we did the tech rehearsal which was everything from lighting changes and sounds changes to scene transitions and set layout. This was the most important thing as thus would be when everyone needed their cues to line up with the lighting and sound changes meaning that everybody needed to be present. This was let down as a few actors did not bother to show up which would mean that we would have to spend time later in the week filling people in rather than working on the things we need to do at that point in time. When we were done with all of the tech run through we were allowed to go home.

Wednesday 14th June


Run throughs of certain scenes, some time was wasted by characters getting into costume and doing their make-up even when it was not required of them. Once all scenes had been practiced one by one we then did a full run through with all of the cues we had gotten from the tech rehearsal on the day before. We then got feedback from the teacher on ways to improve with the cues and lighting, for example rather than at the beginning standing in the dark it better for me to stand in the light to make myself the center of attention. Once we had finished with the run through and were given all of the feedback on ways to improve movements and make things better we were then allowed to go home but were told to bring in interpretation for idea for character costumes for the dress rehearsal the next day.

Thursday 15th June

Today we did the dress rehearsal with every actor in their character's costume and the lighting and props all in accordance to the scenes that they were required in. This was like the actual performance so everyone was focused and in role and fully prepared to perform it. When everyone had their hair and make-up and costume on it was the best run through we had done, I think this is because everyone wanted to do better as it felt more like the real thing. Once again after the run throughs we were allowed to go home after we had been given the feedback from our teacher.

Friday 16th June

Today was the day that we actually had to perform Burn, we did one performance for the college staff and students at 2pm and then later would then have to perform it at 7pm for parents and other people who would pay to come in to watch. Before the show I saw that a lot of poeple were nervous so I tried as best as I could to help them with anything that they needed, for example small line reading activities and warm-ups to get more focused and relaxed. Once we had started everyone got focused and the both performances ended very well with good feedback from both audiences.