What You Will - Fall 2015

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WHAT YOU WILL!

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WHAT YOU WILL!

For the past 3 months, our actors have been hard at work devising their own original show. This weekend, we finally got to share our work with our friends and family (and some new fans too!). We’re happy to give you behind the scenes look at SHOW WEEKEND and introduce you to some of the special people who helped make it possible!

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Rehearsal Log: WEEK 10!

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Rehearsal Log: WEEK 10!

The semester has flown by! This was our last rehearsal before moving into Victory Gardens for tech. Our whole ensemble stayed together this week and did a run-through of the show from start to finish with costumes and props. Find out more...

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Rehearsal Log - WEEK 8

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Rehearsal Log - WEEK 8

In the theatre world, a stumble through is the first time actors go through a script from start to finish. You don’t worry about blocking or getting lines perfect, you just kind of see what happens. Find out more about our first stumble through...

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Rehearsal Log: WEEK 7

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Rehearsal Log: WEEK 7

We've been working hard and are ready to start putting our finished scenes on their feet. To help with that, this week, we focused on blocking and stage directions so that our performances can stay consistent from one performance to the next. Get all the details on this week's blog!

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Rehearsal Log: WEEK 6

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Rehearsal Log: WEEK 6

We've done a lot of work in the past several weeks, and set our characters, relationships, settings, and objectives, so for this week's class, we worked on starting to stage the full story (while dressed in our Halloween costumes, naturally...). Find out more...

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Rehearsal Log: WEEK 3

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Rehearsal Log: WEEK 3

This week's class was all about RELATIONSHIPS. Usually when we hear the word “relationship” we think boyfriend/girlfriend, but there are all different kinds of relationships. You have relationships with everyone – even being strangers is a kind of relationship – and that affects how you act around them. Find out more...

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