1 Week to OPENING!!!!

Well Clockwork is in full swing, PLOTTING complete and going into a week of tech and last minute rehearsals. Plotting went well I thought, to be honest I was worried about how many Ques I would have with LX/SFX and VFX however they have all just plotted in beautifully. A few issues with designers not knowing the correct blocking but nothing that wasn't fixed easily, however it is just a little embarrassing for them especially when I wrote in the rehearsal reports may times that there were plenty of cuts and anyone could get blocking from me after our Wednesday class ie when I brought my book.

SUNDAY FULL DAY REHEARSAL!!! Went well Jamie was the only actor absent as he was quite ill. We rushed through the 1st act to get to know props and set changes, then warm up then ran the Act properly which went smoothly. After lunch we did the same for Act 2 which seamed to have more energy then the 1st. A couple of issues with actors: Just having to tell them things more then once which is very irritating like pick up rubbish etc and that warm ups are not a 'break' for smoking. But I appreciate that people smoke and need breaks but I think actors should wait until a time is scheduled. Actors have also been telling me so many times that they can not make it to tech etc for work and ive said NO you can not have that time off we are at the crucial time of the production and EVERYONE has to be there. I scheduled people on even though I knew they had work however i thought it was obvious that they needed to get it off just for this week. HOWEVER obviously not so obvious (i should have know better) just another example of how I need to tell Actors EVERYTHING with extreme DETAIL and CLARITY!!!

DESIGN WISE: LX/VFX seam ok only a few stuff ups however sound seam to be finding it quite tough but I can understand completely. I f I was in that situation I would be extremely lost see and though we have NEVER LEARNED HOW TO DO SOUND!!!!!!! Which a major floor in the coarse. I really like the sound though and think they have done a great job with NO KNOWLEDGE.

QUE TO QUE: Went well I was enjoying it and some of the states/fades from all aspects go together beautifully. Couple of sound issues, 2-3 LX issues, maye 1 VFX issue but should be all fixed by today at 12 when Im going in to go through Ques again.

4 DAYS TILL PREVIEW AAAAHHHHHH!!!!