tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post4374408174325206243..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Foreman in RehearsalPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-9998373728513208022009-10-21T15:10:58.855-04:002009-10-21T15:10:58.855-04:00When Foreman works at the Ontological (or at least...When Foreman works at the Ontological (or at least when I assisted him on a show) the evolution was more subtle, but the luxury of working in the space for months was enormous. He changed the set, props, and music about as often as he changed the script. The costumes came later, as did the lights (I was actually the one programming the lights for that show - I made it a personal challenge to make all his constant changes so quickly that I never needed to ask him to hold the rehearsal while I programmed). But what I learned most from working with him was that all those rules I had learned in directing class and often struggled with were far from universal. From then on, I directed as my instinct dictated, not as I thought one was "supposed" to.<br /><br />Edward EinhornEdward Einhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687333404251296326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-79491264607242596012009-10-20T08:06:33.943-04:002009-10-20T08:06:33.943-04:00You're absolutely right, Xander to point to th...You're absolutely right, Xander to point to the economic factor. By no means did I mean to fault theatres who genuinely cannot afford to allow directors to work this way. <br /><br />But it's also a business model that has been embraced by theatres large and small, and also on Broadway of course. So I think we need to not let it become just "routine" and perhaps find other business/budgeting models that might allow for more flexibility in the coordination of rehearsal and design process.<br /><br />By the way, in a movie or tv show that tries to portray the theatre artists at work, the big giveaway that they're don't know what they're talking about is when they actually show actors rehearsing ON THE STAGE. Yeah, maybe in 1928...Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-73108443914065501682009-10-20T00:57:46.836-04:002009-10-20T00:57:46.836-04:00As nice as it sounds, most theatre groups can'...As nice as it sounds, most theatre groups can't fund such a monumental task.<br /><br />Most theatre groups don't own their spaces - thus they rehearse in basements/spare rooms until they are nearing the run of the show at which point they more to a the full stage, with the set, lights etc, which during rehearsals were being designed and built offsite and moved to the rented venue. Even if the group owns the theatre they are wasting the space with rehearsals instead of some having another show perform there.<br /><br />Not to mention light and sound board operators, stagehands, almost everyone needed for an actual run of the show, would have to be paid for every rehearsal.<br /><br />Mr. Foreman may have the ideal, but it is an impossibility to most theatres, especially during a recession.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516037982700403175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-74393437212230410032009-10-19T22:51:27.617-04:002009-10-19T22:51:27.617-04:00I love the idea of rehearsing in costume, on set. ...I love the idea of rehearsing in costume, on set. I've never had the opportunity, but have come KINDA close on a coupe of occasions. Having the designers (and their work) present in rehearsal adds SO MUCH to the collaborative process!Kris Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988290144160774345noreply@blogger.com