Blocking for the Storms

Glissando · Blocking for the Storms

I'm trying to think of different ways to do all three storms so I can present ideas at rehearsal tonight. Any ideas/suggestions/ etc?

Sweeney Hyde

Here's what we did...as I remember...

STORM I
We came in...got the bit of set off the stage...then walked circles around Archibald. He spun in the opposite direction we were circling him...holding onto his head and shaking...lightning with the lights...

STORM II
I had to help bring on Colin's Bed while everyone else sang the song...but I believe that Mary was spun by each one of the dreamers towards Colin's Room...like they were guiding her there...same lighting effects used.

FINAL STORM
We first had to bring on the trees...then Mary wandered about the "maze" looking to us, the dreamers, for what to do...and we didn't aknowledge her. She becomes more desperate and frantic. Then we brought on the gate to the Garden. Lightning and thunder grow more intense. Then during the madness that is the 8 completely different parts section we formed a cirlce around her and circled her kind of like with Archibald...then she broke down...saw her father as a dreamer...said "Father!" Ran to him...hug...then he pointed her towards Lily who then walked backwards beckoning her as she went and then seemed to go through the door to the Garden...and that's how Mary finds it.

ConverseSneaker

Storm 1:
The scrim is lightened to reveal the unnamed dreamers behind it. The named dreamers were on stage and circled Archie I believe sang and then we all vanished.

Storm 2:
Several dreamers would appear at a time trying to reach out to Mary while she tried to follow us but then we would circle her and "vanish" while the next few would appear until she finally reached Colin.

Storm 3:
The dreamers that have lines appear in the bedroom until she runs out and we have a quick black-out. Mary finds herself in the garden, the scrim is lit to reveal all unnamed dreamers. Slowly, the named dreamers come out from the other side of the stage, starting with Rose singing thier song all ignore Mary. Rose comes out solo during her verse and then the others gradually join her. Finally she starts crying, the scrim goes dark, the other dreamers leave, Albert and Mary hug, Lily comes on doing her ooooooing, Albert hands Mary off to Lily and leaves, Lily leads Mary over to the wall, pushes away the branches and dead vines, reveals the door, Mary finds her key, unlocks it and they go through it.

Glissando

We blocked it and I don't even know what the heck we're doing, but it's what I was picturing at all, and I don't like it. But whatever. I'm not the director. But then, neither is the guy who blocked them...Whatever. Not going there.
But thanks to everyone.

edit: We re-blocked them, and now they're all pretty and I'm happy, so...Yay!

Glissando	Blocking for the Storms I'm trying to think of different ways to do all three storms so I can present ideas at rehearsal tonight. Any ideas/suggestions/ etc?
Sweeney Hyde	Here's what we did...as I remember... STORM I We came in...got the bit of set off the stage...then walked circles around Archibald. He spun in the opposite direction we were circling him...holding onto his head and shaking...lightning with the lights... STORM II I had to help bring on Colin's Bed while everyone else sang the song...but I believe that Mary was spun by each one of the dreamers towards Colin's Room...like they were guiding her there...same lighting effects used. FINAL STORM We first had to bring on the trees...then Mary wandered about the "maze" looking to us, the dreamers, for what to do...and we didn't aknowledge her. She becomes more desperate and frantic. Then we brought on the gate to the Garden. Lightning and thunder grow more intense. Then during the madness that is the 8 completely different parts section we formed a cirlce around her and circled her kind of like with Archibald...then she broke down...saw her father as a dreamer...said "Father!" Ran to him...hug...then he pointed her towards Lily who then walked backwards beckoning her as she went and then seemed to go through the door to the Garden...and that's how Mary finds it.
ConverseSneaker	Storm 1: The scrim is lightened to reveal the unnamed dreamers behind it. The named dreamers were on stage and circled Archie I believe sang and then we all vanished. Storm 2: Several dreamers would appear at a time trying to reach out to Mary while she tried to follow us but then we would circle her and "vanish" while the next few would appear until she finally reached Colin. Storm 3: The dreamers that have lines appear in the bedroom until she runs out and we have a quick black-out. Mary finds herself in the garden, the scrim is lit to reveal all unnamed dreamers. Slowly, the named dreamers come out from the other side of the stage, starting with Rose singing thier song all ignore Mary. Rose comes out solo during her verse and then the others gradually join her. Finally she starts crying, the scrim goes dark, the other dreamers leave, Albert and Mary hug, Lily comes on doing her ooooooing, Albert hands Mary off to Lily and leaves, Lily leads Mary over to the wall, pushes away the branches and dead vines, reveals the door, Mary finds her key, unlocks it and they go through it.
Glissando	We blocked it and I don't even know what the heck we're doing, but it's what I was picturing at all, and I don't like it. But whatever. I'm not the director. But then, neither is the guy who blocked them...Whatever. Not going there. But thanks to everyone. edit: We re-blocked them, and now they're all pretty and I'm happy, so...Yay!

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