Here are the changes we have made during the last rehearsal (at the blackbox) :

Basically, we did a lot of work on our movements, where we are supposed to walk to, what actions we should do while saying specific lines.

From our showcase comments, we have to work on incorporating more dark elements to our play, so we have decided to do this by making Johnson physically appear as scared. There are more instances where johnson will back away from the examiners, and even hide behind the sofa and to show that the examiners are really pushing her to the edge, they will actually grab her arms and pull her back up.

We have also decided to make use of more levels. There is one point where the first examiner (ME!) says "Nearly all systems...devised by professional strongmen...", this line will be said by me while I am standing on the table, to show the use of our set.

We also got the comment that we should play around with set more, and to make it seem more like a "fun house". we have decided to make use of the swivel chairs to do this. Both examiners will roll across from each other, not show some sort of playful attitude.

On top of that, we also worked on the examiner's mirroring. Since it is quite hard to be exact mirrors of each other, we decided to be practical and only incorporate mirroring in certain parts of the script, for example, at the lines "For example, the gold standard...", "You have helped to bring them into this world, but what kind of world have you brought them into?" etc. etc. This is to allow each examiner to also be individuals and have certain characteristics of their own.

This rehearsal was very successful as we managed to make major changes in our play according to the comments given by our peers during the showcase. However, we can do better if we REMEMBER our changes in stage directions so that everything will be smoother.

Keep up the good work everyone, but still keep improving too!

xoxo,
Mel. (Bimbo!!)