Musical Theatre (34) - Costume run

In this lesson, we all got in to our costumes and ran as much as the show as we could. We didn't get to complete the entire show, due to us getting in to costumes and setting up the stage (and having to leave enough time to pack down afterwards). Below is what happened and what I thought of the dress run:

What went well:

• We all remembered our movement and spacing throughout
• The majority of the costumes looked really effective
• We remembered most of the transitions
• The singing sounded good on the whole
• We put more energy into the numbers than we had done before

What could have gone better: 

• There shouldn't have been any talking in the wings, but there was - mainly due to not knowing what came next.
• There was some crashing in the wings (though this wasn't our fault as the wings were full of rubbish and wood from where set is currently being built on stage for another show).
• The transitions took quite a long time, as we ere unsure on what number came next, and also I think some people forgot who was supposed to move what set.

What we have left to do:

• I think it would be really helpful if we put up a running order in each wing, just to ensure that everyone knows what we have next. 
• I think we should also do a full top-and-tail run just to work on transitions and get them concreted into our muscle memory. Although we have done work on transitions, we have never do a full top-and-tail run, we only discussed the last few numbers.
• We need to do a full dress and tech run (although this was a dress run, we didn't complete the show, and we haven't set up and used microphones at the front of the stage).
• We need to ensure we have all set and props (e.g. posters advertising Roger's show, a telephone on the wall, etc.).