REHEARSAL

What is rehearsal?

Rehearsal is a period in which actors and actresses practice and memories their dialogues of a play before performing it.

Help the children understand that rehearsal is a period of training and instruction for the characters in preparation for a production.

Activities involved in a drama rehearsal.

a.      a. . Reading.  

      b. Movement.   

      c. Acting.    

      d. Expression.  

      e. Communication. Etc.

Stages of drama rehearsal.

-          Reading rehearsal: The first stage of rehearsal. During this period actors read their scripts well with the director for proper analysis and understanding.

-       Blocking rehearsal: This is the stage of rehearsal where the director gives the actors movements and actions on stage. It is one of the most important aspect of drama rehearsal since it involves the director telling actors what to do with their lines and movements.

-          Run through / polishing rehearsal: This is the stage of rehearsal where the play is acted from the beginning to the end with the aim of identifying mistakes and making amendments where necessary.

-          Dress rehearsal: This is the final stage of any drama rehearsal. During this rehearsal, costumes, make-up and other technical aspect or elements of drama is been used to see how the performance will look like. It looks like a real performance except that the audience are not present.