The first week of rehearsals for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is over!
The read through was great - it was thrilling to see the entire cast and crew in the room together. We have such a an exciting and talented bunch of people devoting their skills to this show, it was a real buzz to have them all together to embark on this together. Now the crew will all disperse to work on their separate contributions to the show, and slowly we will come back together, feeding in these elements, finally culminating in the technical rehearsal on the 30th September.
But for now, I will be shut in a room with five fantastic actors while we explore the play, set it on its feet and start making choices about the five characters. Our first two days of rehearsal were great. Its becoming more and more apparent that the props list will grow to ridiculous proportions! The amount of "stuff" in the family's house becomes such a powerful influence - so we're taking that route!
We have a small but beautifully formed cast. I have had the pleasure of directing two of them before, Evelyn Campbell has been in OutFox's Spring Awakening, and also involved in Lost/Faith/Art with Absent Theatre and Grace Lyons Hudson was recently in Measure for Measure, which I assistant directed. Sophie Doherty was also involved in Spring Awakening, so I have worked with her before (as stage manager). We also have Katherine Rodden and Clare Almond, two gems found in auditions, and both are bringing fantastic work to rehearsals and I'm excited for the next few weeks as we work together. We have also found a stage manager who will be joining us next week, so our team is complete! Really looking forward to having Rosanna in the room.
The Marigolds team on the first day.
Evelyn, Me, Kate and Sophie.
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