Today’s rehearsal was exhausting. We spent most of the day trying to finish the last montage, which included a lot of new choreography. We reviewed old choreography and ran transitions over and over again. I got to sing my solo once, but we spent a sizable amount of time cleaning the choreo that everyone else is doing while I’m finishing my solo and going into pantomime. The whole cast was in a funky mood during the last hour of rehearsal - we got pretty slap happy, and we were challenged to stay focused.
Despite our tiredness, we progressed through a large chunk of the montage, and I know we’ll come back tomorrow with renewed energy and the desire to reinvest ourselves into our work. All this said, today was still fun. I had fun, and I’m still loving what I’m doing. This cast loves being around each other, and people are always planning things to do together. I love that. On the other side of the coin, I also need downtime - time to myself to reflect and recharge my social batteries, because not only are we working most of the day, but we’re also being sociable, friendly people. I take that for granted, but it does take a lot of energy.
Today I achieved working through my tiredness. I learned how I start to behave when I become tired and slap-happy. The next time this happens in rehearsal, I’ll be more aware of it and make sure it doesn’t detract from my work. I can better prepare for rehearsal my reviewing my music so that when we learn complicated, dance-intensive choreography, I won’t have to worry about trying to remember both - the harmonies will be in my muscle memory.
Despite our tiredness, we progressed through a large chunk of the montage, and I know we’ll come back tomorrow with renewed energy and the desire to reinvest ourselves into our work. All this said, today was still fun. I had fun, and I’m still loving what I’m doing. This cast loves being around each other, and people are always planning things to do together. I love that. On the other side of the coin, I also need downtime - time to myself to reflect and recharge my social batteries, because not only are we working most of the day, but we’re also being sociable, friendly people. I take that for granted, but it does take a lot of energy.
Today I achieved working through my tiredness. I learned how I start to behave when I become tired and slap-happy. The next time this happens in rehearsal, I’ll be more aware of it and make sure it doesn’t detract from my work. I can better prepare for rehearsal my reviewing my music so that when we learn complicated, dance-intensive choreography, I won’t have to worry about trying to remember both - the harmonies will be in my muscle memory.