The Rehearsal Schedule
Falling behind is one of the most common pitfalls of rehearsing a play – it’s too easy to quickly
become bogged down in pointless nit-picking or become so engrossed in the play at the outset of
rehearsals that the last few days are spent rushing through the material at the end. There are many
ways to divide up a play for rehearsal purposes, but simply having a rehearsal schedule on paper
before you begin is one of the easiest things you can do to contribute to a more successful
project.
For the purposes of our play we’ll assume that we have a fairly short rehearsal period – two
hours at a time, two times per week, for eight weeks:
Wk Beats Rehearsal type Actors called
1 All Read through Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
1-9 Blocking Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
2 10-17 Blocking Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
18-26 Blocking Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
3 27-35 Blocking Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
All Stumble-through Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
4 1-9 Working Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
10-17 Working Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
5 18-26 Working Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
27-25 Working Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
6 All Run-through Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
1-9 Polishing Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
7 10-17 Polishing Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
18-26 Polishing Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
8 27-35 Polishing Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
All Run-through Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
Falling behind is one of the most common pitfalls of rehearsing a play – it’s too easy to quickly
become bogged down in pointless nit-picking or become so engrossed in the play at the outset of
rehearsals that the last few days are spent rushing through the material at the end. There are many
ways to divide up a play for rehearsal purposes, but simply having a rehearsal schedule on paper
before you begin is one of the easiest things you can do to contribute to a more successful
project.
For the purposes of our play we’ll assume that we have a fairly short rehearsal period – two
hours at a time, two times per week, for eight weeks:
Wk Beats Rehearsal type Actors called
1 All Read through Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
1-9 Blocking Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
2 10-17 Blocking Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
18-26 Blocking Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
3 27-35 Blocking Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
All Stumble-through Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
4 1-9 Working Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
10-17 Working Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
5 18-26 Working Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
27-25 Working Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
6 All Run-through Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
1-9 Polishing Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
7 10-17 Polishing Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
18-26 Polishing Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
8 27-35 Polishing Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
All Run-through Mr. Harburton, Ms. Rivers
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