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Blood Brothers- Rehearsal strategies/techniques

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Question 1

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What are the 9 stages of a rehearsal?

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Question 2

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Which stage of a rehearsal would the rehearsal strategy 'annotating the text' be most suited to?

Question 3

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Which stage of a rehearsal would the rehearsal strategy 'experiment with different props' be most suited to?

Question 4

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Which stage of a rehearsal would the rehearsal strategy 'experimenting with proxemics' be most suited to?

Question 5

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Which stage of a rehearsal would the rehearsal strategy 'character motivation and gesture' be most suited to?

Question 6

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Which stage of a rehearsal would the rehearsal strategy 'sit down, stand up, lean' be most suited to?

Question 7

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Which stage of a rehearsal would the rehearsal strategy 'experiementing with vocal skills (e.g. emphasis)' be most suited to?

Question 8

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Which stage of a rehearsal would the rehearsal strategy 'entrances and exits' be most suited to?

Question 9

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Which stage of a rehearsal would the rehearsal strategy 'hotseating' be most suited to?

Question 10

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Which stage of a rehearsal would the rehearsal strategy 'speed reads' be most suited to?

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Question 11

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Imagine you are the character Mickey from Blood Brothers and answer the following questions...
1. How does Mickey feel when he finds out Edward is his twin brother?
2. Which props does Mickey use in Blood Brothers and why?
3. Name a vocal skill Mickey would use. Explain why he uses this skill and give an example when this vocal skill is used in the script.
4. Why is it important to annotate some of Mickey's choice of language?
5. Describe the proxemics between Mickey and Edward when Mickey confronts Edward about his affair with Linda.
6. When would it be suitable for Mickey to sit down during the play?
7. Describe a gesture you can remember Mickey performing in the play.