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Originally Posted by Billcat
Of course, in shows with a large number of children - "Annie" and "Oliver" come to mind - someone is often assigned to manage the kids. Even then, it's not so much a matter of them being unready for their entrances, but being a bit too ready and underfoot as a result.
I've another blocking rehearsal for "Forum" tonight! Can't wait until we get through the early stages of rehearsal and get to work on really running the scenes.
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Actually was 'The Little Prince' and the cast were kids from 8 >>> 16 and, yes, was a little trouble keeping them out of the wings 'til they were due on stage, but mainly getting them out of the dressing room and stop them from wandering around outside the theatre area was the biggest headache.
Was in a Panto put on by my local youth group many moons hence .. I was playing the principal girl (of course ...
). One of my lines was "Here comes the Prince" ... 'course the bloody prince didn't appear did he !! so had to adlib until he had decided to finish his sneaky fag outside the building .. was furious I can tell ya' !! Could have done with a callboy then.
Blocking: this is when a director maps out his moves in a play, is this what you mean? Find lots of our directors here in the Amateur Theatre do not do this prior to rehearsal, and only sort out the moves as each rehearsal progresses, not the best of ways, as some very bad postions result ... like standing in one line for instance ....