The Rehearsal Process

Follow the Rehearsal Process of Illinois State University's production of The Women of Lockerbie by Deborah Brevoort.

Monday, August 29, 2011

Table Work and Week 1

It has now been one week to the day since we cast Women of Lockerbie and the team and I could not be more thrilled with the talented group of actors working on the show. Each brings a special energy to this play and together they are really something special. The cast list is as follows:
Madeline: Eliza Morris
Bill: Jeff Kuryzs
Olive: Tori Allen
George: Gregory Hicks
Hattie: Jessie Swiech
Woman 1: Fiona Stephens
Woman 2: Elizabeth Keach

This past week has been filled with exciting rehearsals.
August 23rd: Introductions, Designer Presentations, Read Through of script with full cast
August 24th: Viewing of "The Keepers" with cast and full team, dramaturgical backgorund work on the events of the crash of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie Scotland.
August 25th: Continued Dramaturgical work and conversations of how these details fit into our production.
August 26th: Mining the play for questions, details, thoughts, discoveries.
August 28th: Continued mining the play for questions, details, thoughts, discoveries, then a final read through of the script before we being blocking the show.

From here on out we will be up on our feet working on blocking and making discoveries about the characters and the circumstances of the play!

Best,
Emily Gill
Director, Women of Lockerbie