It's the little things...

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So two rehearsals in the one day today for three different plays…not bad for a days work. Now being the artistic director of Yew Tree Youth Theatre has to be one of the most fulfilling jobs in the world but today seemed a particularly fulfilling one…

The reason…and yes I do have a reason… is because today I have particularly enjoyed creating “moments” with my casts… It’s one of the most challenging and fascinating aspects of the craft of creating plays when you look at how a fraction of hesitation, a slightly different inflection in the voice, a minor alteration in the physicality or even more intriguing a change in an actors thought or intention can create something so significant on stage the memory of it will engage audiences in their present experience and stay with them in their future memories.

So what moments did we create today…they are actually countless…the welcoming of the Cratchit family by Fred’s family and friends, the arrival of Marley…of The Ghost of Christmas Past, the reuniting of Belle and Scrooge, the moments (there are so many it’s heartbreaking) where Belle’s world falls apart and later the deft dancing of the ridiculous trio in Conversations and Roland’s exposure in The Musicians…

And those are only a handful…it would of course be great to hear what your favourite moments created by Yew Tree over the last week are…you could post them here…on facebook or on the forum…or even tell me in person because it’s in the consistent evaluation, observation and reflection and the implementation of what we learn from them that we grow as makers of theatre…

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