Pride and Prejudice Rehearsals Weeks 1-6

 With four proposals, three Regency dances, two confrontations with Lady Catherine and one kiss with Mr Darcy, rehearsals are well under way.

 

It has been 6 weeks since our Pride and Prejudice journey began and oh so much has happened!

Including all of this...

 

Meet the Bennet sisters!

 

And when we're not in regency dress we like to relax with our other favourite cast member, the Athenaeum's giant bear, aka Mr Darcy's understudy...

  With less than 7 weeks to go before our first performance, rehearsals have been in full swing. .We started by blocking the play whilst we had use of the stage, focusing on projection, space and entrances and exits. From here we rehearsed in the Function room three times a week, looking at the closer details of each scene. So far I have been particularly focusing on my more 'main' scenes including the famous first proposal from Mr Darcy... 'You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you'. Johnathon (Mr Darcy) and I have been working closely on this scene to achieve the maximum emotion that is portrayed. It has been challenging and at times tiring (as I'm in every scene!), yet we are all thoroughly enjoying this exciting journey!

We have all been very busy trying to learn lines...

We even had a competition to see who could take a picture with their tote bag in the most interesting place. I believe Sir William Lucas won when he captured this in Venice!

 

And how are the Directors feeling so far...

"We are very happy with the progress made so far. The cast are working very hard to get "off book" and their hard work is beginning to show. Behind the scenes things are coming together nicely. Our producer is getting props organised. We have a soundtrack. We have a little over 6 weeks to go and I am feeling confident about the standard of this production. Tickets sales are coming in as people take advantage of the early bird offer."

 

 until next time...

Zoe B