This rehearsal we rehearsed act 2 and worked on the transitions which need to be quicker. The scenes were quite static and when Sarah gave notes out to the actors, almost all of them were about pace which was dropped.
Some of the actors in the company have been having trouble finding meaning in what they're saying and when they face this problem, the audience don't believe them. So they did an exercise with us where they stood on a raised platform in front of everyone and spoke their lines out. Whenever we didn't believe them, found an important part where they could place more emphasis or a part that could sound better we said "what was that?" or "you want what?" or whatever suited the moment. They would then repeat that bit over and over until we believed it. After a few attempts, the lines sounded better as we helped them find how to say it and they began to find the meaning behind what they were saying. This helped the entire scene develop as well because if one actor doesn't understand what they're saying it becomes a hindrance to everything else.
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