PROGRESS on Water by the Spoonful

Okay so we are up to our last two weeks with this marvelous play... BUT I am genuinely stressed out.So far, we got a good list of our props. We are bringing in everything. Working on advertising this play, so we don't get stuck performing for two people. Finally, its getting everyone to finally be able to practice in one room ALL TOGETHER. Everyone has so much homework and extra activities they are attending it't just getting so stressful. So, hopefully, this week is all about really pulling up the strings for this play. We still have to...

• memorize lines more solidly
• blocking
• bringing in all props
• looking at costumes
• correcting last bits
• adding lights and music

We have finally started on pulling out the props for the play and we are all feeling pretty stressed and tensed. I am honestly feeling like I have progressed so much, but there is still so much to be done. I feel like now that the blocking and props and lights and music are slowly being pieced together, I can ALMOST see the outline of the play, but I realize I really can't imagine actually going out and doing the real play. Not everyone has memorized the lines COMPLETELY or even thought of the expressions, movements, reactions, and blocking. We need to learn to act out more with our bodies and we need to find time to talk about how we want each scene to look, but because it would be really hard for us to perfect each scene, I am hoping we can help each other realize what the vision is over and over again. We have started looking at some costumes and what each character is responsible for. We wrote down the different scenes that each character is in so that we can start to write down the costumes and props needed. We are also discussing the different lights that are available for the play and how we can manipulate the lighting to the stage we will build because the set is quite high up in the air.

The problems we are facing is that we can never find a time to really get together and discuss these factors in detail. I really wish that we could all have time to chime in our inputs on the way the scenes and acting should be done. 

I really am praying to God this pulls through just as we all envisioned. I hope that whatever happens the message gets through to the audience. I feel nervous about the lines and if we all will pull through for each other. I feel that the areas I really need to build is on lighting/blocking/acting/memorizing lines/movement/ and costumes. In conclusion, I am . Hopefully, we can check off each of the TO-DO's on the list and get this thing ready to go! :)