New poll - Hung up on the Lines
Fri, 12 Sept 2003, 11:02 pmcrgwllms10 posts in thread
New poll - Hung up on the Lines
Fri, 12 Sept 2003, 11:02 pmPoll topic - how early in rehearsals do you get your lines down?
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crgwllmsFri, 12 Sept 2003, 11:02 pm
Poll topic - how early in rehearsals do you get your lines down?
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NormaSat, 13 Sept 2003, 02:41 pm
Re: New poll - Hung up on the Lines
Now, come on everyone -- TELL THE TRUTH!
Thou errant flap-mouthed death-token!
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DannyMon, 15 Sept 2003, 01:48 pm
Re: New poll - Hung up on the Lines
What about the period between 'third week' and 'production week'?
I mean, I usually have my lines down about 4 weeks before opening, but that's usually that's about week 6 of rehearsals...
Seeya. Danny.
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I mean, I usually have my lines down about 4 weeks before opening, but that's usually that's about week 6 of rehearsals...
Seeya. Danny.
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Walter PlingeTue, 16 Sept 2003, 10:43 am
Re: New poll - Hung up on the Lines
You get 10 weeks to rehearse?!!!!
Greg RossTue, 16 Sept 2003, 11:30 am
Re: New poll - Hung up on the Lines
14 weeks for Breaker Morant!
It was in danger of becomming a boer
It was in danger of becomming a boer
crgwllmsTue, 16 Sept 2003, 11:40 am
Re: Time Lines
Danny Sag wrote:
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> What about the period between 'third week' and 'production
> week'?
>
> I mean, I usually have my lines down about 4 weeks before
> opening, but that's usually that's about week 6 of
> rehearsals...
>
Good point Danny. It occurred to me afterwards that perhaps also 'a week' was not actually a useful unit of measure to describe many amateur rehearsals, but I couldn't really think of a good alternative...maybe I should add extra weeks to the poll?
In my experience of professional theatre, a four week (full time) rehearsal, including the production week, is standard (almost becoming a luxury!) Unfortunately, often three or less are allocated.
The poll is flawed then, in that it doesn't account for varying lengths of rehearsal. If someone says "week three" they might intend to mean 'reasonably early' in a long rehearsal ...whereas when I leave it to week three I'm usually being hassled by the director for being the last one off the book.
It also doesn't really account either for part-time or sporadic rehearsals. There's possibly a different approach in these, with time in between rehearsal days to learn lines.
For paid rehearsals, learning lines quickly is a contractual obligation, but I suppose in both pro and am rehearsals there are some who learn them early and others who leave it 'til the death-knock.
So the poll is just useful as a rough indication of where people see themselves on that scale. A percentage scale would perhaps have been more accurate...but probably harder to understand.
Cheers,
Craig
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> What about the period between 'third week' and 'production
> week'?
>
> I mean, I usually have my lines down about 4 weeks before
> opening, but that's usually that's about week 6 of
> rehearsals...
>
Good point Danny. It occurred to me afterwards that perhaps also 'a week' was not actually a useful unit of measure to describe many amateur rehearsals, but I couldn't really think of a good alternative...maybe I should add extra weeks to the poll?
In my experience of professional theatre, a four week (full time) rehearsal, including the production week, is standard (almost becoming a luxury!) Unfortunately, often three or less are allocated.
The poll is flawed then, in that it doesn't account for varying lengths of rehearsal. If someone says "week three" they might intend to mean 'reasonably early' in a long rehearsal ...whereas when I leave it to week three I'm usually being hassled by the director for being the last one off the book.
It also doesn't really account either for part-time or sporadic rehearsals. There's possibly a different approach in these, with time in between rehearsal days to learn lines.
For paid rehearsals, learning lines quickly is a contractual obligation, but I suppose in both pro and am rehearsals there are some who learn them early and others who leave it 'til the death-knock.
So the poll is just useful as a rough indication of where people see themselves on that scale. A percentage scale would perhaps have been more accurate...but probably harder to understand.
Cheers,
Craig
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DannyTue, 16 Sept 2003, 12:29 pm
Re: New poll - Hung up on the Lines
Well, yes... I am only used to amateur theatre's timetable, because that's all I've ever done (and probably will do).
For Unseen, we rehearse 3 evenings a week for 10 weeks, then have a 3 week run. That's not unusual for most amateur companies, although some of them only have 2 rehearsals a week...
Seeya. Danny.
For Unseen, we rehearse 3 evenings a week for 10 weeks, then have a 3 week run. That's not unusual for most amateur companies, although some of them only have 2 rehearsals a week...
Seeya. Danny.
stuartFri, 19 Sept 2003, 03:13 pm
Re: New poll - Hung up on the Lines
What lines????
Stu
Stu
NormaSat, 20 Sept 2003, 01:07 pm
Re: New poll - Hung up on the Lines
No need to advertise that you make yours up as you go along Mr President.
(Mind you they're often bettter than the printed ones)
Thou impertinent fat-kidneyed boar-pig!
(Mind you they're often bettter than the printed ones)
Thou impertinent fat-kidneyed boar-pig!
crgwllmsSun, 28 Sept 2003, 06:47 pm
Re: Poll results
So when do we get our lines down?
158 participants in 2 weeks.
39 votes (24%) get their lines down by end of 3rd week.
34 (21%) by production week.
20 (12%) by the 2nd week.
19 (12%) by the 1st week.
18 (11%) before rehearsals start.
16 (10%) said "Down...??"
6 (3%) got them down for the audition.
4 (2%) by preview audience.
1 vote said "a little way into the run", and 1 vote said "by opening night" (both less than 1%)
Given that we've already noted that the poll doesn't cater for longer rehearsals, it still seems the bulk wait until later.
only 25% get them down before the end of week 1. (WHO get's ALL their lines down for an audition?? unless it's for a commercial? Sure, learn the audition piece, but jeez...or wait a minute - what's your success rate?)
33% wait until production week or later.
Just out of interest's sake...how many productions out there still employ prompts during a performance? I guess that role could be filled by a stage manager in the wings, although in my experience, most often these days the actor's on their own.
Cheers
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158 participants in 2 weeks.
39 votes (24%) get their lines down by end of 3rd week.
34 (21%) by production week.
20 (12%) by the 2nd week.
19 (12%) by the 1st week.
18 (11%) before rehearsals start.
16 (10%) said "Down...??"
6 (3%) got them down for the audition.
4 (2%) by preview audience.
1 vote said "a little way into the run", and 1 vote said "by opening night" (both less than 1%)
Given that we've already noted that the poll doesn't cater for longer rehearsals, it still seems the bulk wait until later.
only 25% get them down before the end of week 1. (WHO get's ALL their lines down for an audition?? unless it's for a commercial? Sure, learn the audition piece, but jeez...or wait a minute - what's your success rate?)
33% wait until production week or later.
Just out of interest's sake...how many productions out there still employ prompts during a performance? I guess that role could be filled by a stage manager in the wings, although in my experience, most often these days the actor's on their own.
Cheers
The Poll-tergeist
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