Due to the fact that there are 3 main scenes to the play we had been working on each scene individually. This meant that though we were able to get a clear image of whichever scenes we were in would look like however not of the whole performance. The Tech run in the Obie theatre was the first time i really began to see the show come to life as a whole rather than just snippets. Each scene brings a new exciting energy to the stage which are very different from the other scenes. However by using small details like the 4 main children as characters and the same piano intro to open each story the show has become very unified and flows very well.
In terms of creating a really good show i feel the hardest scene was the court room scene. Unlike hundred acre woods the court room scene is filled with frantic energy , however this energy must be slowly created from our own bodies and movement. Unlike in the pirate scene where there are more props to play with and lost boys under a net to intimidate. This means that the energy in the court room scene must all be created organically from the actors on stage and retained through out the whole scene which is particularly hard as for the jurors the only stimulus we could react from was the court case. As the court case had other main characters in it this meant we were constantly having to be totally aware of all that was going on as if we dropped our energy the whole scene would would would. If energy did drop in the court room the pirate scene would then seem out of place.
Therefor in the tech run i realised the importance of creating suitable energy for each scene as without the play would not flow smoothly as a whole and would appear disjointed and possibly even boring at times.
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