Work Experience Week Two

I went to part of a run through today and this was a really interesting opportunity to see how the actors, director and other members of the team worked together to help the smooth running of the play. Members of the wardrobe department were taking important notes on how, where, when and the speed at which the changes were going to take place. This experience gave me an idea of the importance of your familiarity with the actual play. Not only in terms of the script and writing but also what the director has chosen to do with it and how this will affect the costumes and therefore changes. I think this will also help in the autumn term when The Canterbury Tales rehearsals take place as I now have a better understanding of why it is so important to see rehearsals etc. It has helped me to realise how to fully appreciate the importance of how the play is happening so that it will be easier for me to understand the requirements and constraints of the performance.