Year 13 Rehearsal schedule for Pillowman, unit 5

Happy new year 13!

Here is a guide to rehearsing your unit 5 play:

Rehearsal schedule for “Pillow Man”

Week one 14-18th Jan 2008-
Edit play to 20 minutes and cast play
Homework character biogs
Find extra rehearsal time

Week two21st- -25th January 2008

Opening scene Tuesday

Character work on Wednesday 1 and 2
Units and objectives for homework

Week 3 28th-1st Feb 2008

Tuesday puppet workshop
Wednesday puppet workshop all day!
Sharing at 4pm to friends.
Discuss what will use in play from this work.

Week 4 4th feb-8th Feb

(Reminder year 13 structured records due date 4th February!!!!!!!)

Work on scenes and blocking scenes
Production meeting for all technical aspects.

Week 5: 11th February-15th

All scenes should be loosely blocked by end of this week.

Half term.

Week 6: 25th feb -29th

Production meeting re all aspects of production

Work on difficult scenes
Prepare set/costumes/lighting/sound

Week 7: 3rd March-7th

Run through of play

Notes and start on detailed work on text.

Week 8 :10th March-14th

Run through of play
And work on technical aspects

Week 9: 17th-20th March

Run through of play
And work on technical aspects

Easter week end

Week 10: 25th March-28th

Lines should be learnt by now

Finalise all aspects of technical work

Run throughs

Week 11: 31st- 3rd April

Detail rehearsals for Easter at students houses
And see run throughs and notes ready to advise for holiday work.

Easter Hols

Week 12: 22nd April-25th April

Dress rehearsals/techs

WEEK END REHEARSAL: 26th April 10am -4pm all must attend.

Week 13:

28th April: Dress rehearsal
29th April: open dress rehearsal
30th April: Performance
1st May: EXAM PERF.


This is a rough guide only but gives some good deadlines to hit.