As an ensemble, we were all part of the set building of Rent, which took place prior to show-week. It was vital that as a team, we all contributed to the process as I feel as though this enabled us to truly appreciate the time and effort that goes into creating an incredible set. Additionally, Rent is all things bohemian and I truly believe that we captured this through the towers, bridge, ladders and added set which we incorporated to the build. As a cast, it was an amazing experience to be able to share my director Pauls vision, after 7 weeks of rehearsal in classrooms. I found that being in the space created “the canvas on which the technical elements give the play mood, color, feeling, texture, environment and movement” (Fazio, 2000, pg. 14). Therefore, the set enhanced the ambience and brought the reality of the environment and location of Rent to life, where our characters were now able to settle into their surroundings and be innovative with their movements on stage. Additionally, although the set was brilliantly completed, I did find that adapting to the blocking of the new space to be rather challenging. Given that, my character Maureen would have to be up on the 6ft …show more content…
Hence, I made sure that I came in prior to the morning call, by going over my entrances and exits as well as blocking. This enabled me to feel self-assured within my spatial awareness and recognize that particular blockings needed to be altered. An example of this is in ‘Take me or Leave me’, as I noted that our loft was settled stage left, which resulted in me having my body profile from the audience sat on the right side of the theatre. This would leave numerous audience members unable to observe significant moments, within the song. Therefore, Beatrice and I explored ways in which we could modify our blocking, so that we were able to connect with the entire