LOG BOOK CATCH UP!! - week beginning 12th may

This is the final week before the show is on.
On monday we knew jessy would be back as she wasnt here friday. We knew we would have to catch her up with the plan we made of what we were doing when we are not on.
Throughout the first half of the week we have been trying to do as many runs as possible. As the piece wasnt finished when we showed it the other day, we tried to get the final end scene finished as soon as possible so that rose or someone could give feedback or help us develop it further. We came up with a really good idea that everyone helped create and it mirrors the opening scene really well so the audience should know exactly whats going on.
We ran it for everyone again on wednesday (with most of the costumes this time!) and unfortunately, it was nowhere near as good as it was the first time. Jonathans main piece of feedback was that we shouldnt play for laughs just because we know its funny. he said that it had lost some of its detailing and i will admit that everyone was pretty lathargic that day and we were all trying to rush the whole performance just so we could get it over and done with. Rose said that we needed to alter my crying scene and i worked on this with beth in the week. I wasnt happy with this run and i think its because i felt like an idiot whereas I really didnt the first time we did it. I think its because we kept trying to push it too far and it got too forced and the comedy wasnt natural anymore.
For the second half of the week, we have been going over and over lines because a few people just want reassurance which is fair enough. We also managed to sort out all the costume and props issues by thurday and on friday, rose worked with us to make the suicide scene more creative. Beth now jumps over the railing (which potentially was a safety hazard but the whole group dealt with it in a safe and secure way and we have the whole sequence fully under control) and we catch her. In the second suicide scen, george jumps on his own (this is way more of a hazard but george is a big boy and knows how to land correctly so that he doesnt hurt his legs).
Saturday is our tech rehearsal and we intend to do 2 runs with full tech (lighting and sound) and everyone is going to have to be very focused to get through the day smoothly.