Final Dress

In the final dress rehearsal before the performance of Julius Caesar the student artists were challenged once again. In addition to bringing their presence, their voices, their bodies and minds to the rehearsal they were also asked for patience and professionalism as Dana, the lighting designer, hung and focused the lights for the show in the tech portion of the day. After a long morning of waiting for and then getting adjusted to stage lighting, both casts ran the show with the lights. After an initial bumpy ride they were given a short break. Later both casts ran their show two times each.

It was noted by Carlos that much had been demanded of these twenty two students over the past four weeks. Because of the nature of a very short rehearsal period they were plunged into a world of training and rehearsal from day one. Instructors required students to confront their weaknesses, work beyond their comfort zones and challenge themselves in myriad ways. While the they were always asked to go above and beyond what was expected, Carlos was impressed that most artists constantly raised the bar: producing more than what was expected, finding a depth of understanding through Shakespeare’s sometimes complicated language and stepping up to the plate in a number of other ways.