Good morning!
Ok let's get down to it.
This week was busy as always. On Monday the rehearsal plans for "Streets" were changed for that evening and so I was able to stay at "Lord Of the Blings: The Hip-Hopera" rehearsal for considerably longer (versatility and adaptability) which was great as it gave me the chance to hear pretty much the whole thing and meet the rest of the cast that I previously had not met. It was pretty hilarious, hopefully all the jokes will go over well on stage. Alex has said that he is going to expand the scene with me in it, probably with dialogue with Aragorn (I'm playing Arwen). My song is a slightly changed version of "Wild Horses" (in the style of the Susan Boyle cover) with a slow rap section in the middle, by Frodo.
Monday evening I had "Guys and Dolls" Rehearsal, as usual. Can't believe the show is only in about 3 weeks time! I got a chance to see photos of what our HotBox costumes are going to look like, which was great as we usually just get a big shock at the costume call! The costumes don't look AS revealing as I was dreading so that's a bit of a relief! Plus most of them are red :). The show is really coming together though which is good.
On Wednesday in creative project we watched the Fat Sams gig which I was dreading, to be honest. I knew that the second song "Empty Walls" had gone wrong because I couldn't hear myself through the monitors and just had to guess what I was singing for the high section, which is usually the part that was easiest in rehearsal. Thankfully that section is only at the start of the song and the song isn't particularly long either! I was pretty mortified when I went off key though - sods law it had to be captured on camera and will probably come back to haunt me one of these days. I have begged my fellow band members not to use that song for their graded unit etc and not to upload it anywhere (I think I would have a panic attack an go in to hiding if that happened). It has taught me that I can sit through something as horrific as that without breaking down (professionalism) and also that in my next gig I will have a signal for whoever does the sound for my band, I had never been in that situation before and so didn't know if there was some sort of universal signal that I wasn't aware of! Anyway the 3rd song came across pretty well as after that atrocity I decided "what the hey" and went a bit crazy, which suited the song as it is very OTT. I displayed confidence and good stagecraft as well as team work throughout the performance and for this I am grateful!
Streets rehearsal at the church went well, I am really trying to get under the skin of my character, I have even been looking in shops at what clothes she would wear etc. Finn set us the assignment this week of looking in to our characters relationships and their past so that when we act we have a backstory in our minds and we can identify where our character is coming from when they say things. I set about doing this right away and think it will be really beneficial, at least where Brooke is concerned (passion, commitment, creativity).
On Thursday I worked the shift that I would have done on Saturday (9-5.30) and afterwards headed to dance rehearsal for "Guys and Dolls", the rehearsal was short but sweet. We went over "Take Back Your Mink" which we hadn't really done very much, I think the choreography will be very effective in this number, plus I love putting on the "New York doll accent"!
The rest of the week I have been working although I have managed to get my Graded Unit Planning Stage resubmitted after making changes from the first draft.
Tonight I have created a musician page for myself on Facebook which my friends have started to join in support. This was part of one of my targets for graded unit, I'm glad to be able to tick it off my list! (self-reliance, time management, IT skills)
If you are on Facebook, please visit and "Like", it would be a wonderful thing to do and I would be most grateful.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lauren-Baillie/204685982890830
Thank you for your attention. I have been Lauren, and I still am.
Good night, LcB x
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