The Amadeus Project
This is a joint project between PlayActing Theatre and Schull Drama Group to present the Peter Shafer play, 'Amadeus', with a grand group of players, using the music, set, movement and costumes in a contemporary way; creative experts and participants alike...
The Amadeus Project: Day 1
Rehearsals: Day 1 18th March 2019 The 'cloud' plan of the evening was made in my Amadeus book: the aims and objectives for the evening set out to keep the session on track. Plan a –– overall aims Plan b –– the progression of the...
The Amadeus Project: Day 2
This post has disappeared!! I haven't given up hope that I can recover it from somewhere in the bowels of my computer or that cloud in the sky ... but I may have to start again! 6th April, 2019 No, it can't be recovered so ... one thought at a a time ... I will...
The Amadeus Project: Day 3
Rehearsals: Day 3 1st April, 2019 Different people came tonight: thirteen actors, two new faces, with seven missing from the previous week. It makes the creative process tricky, there's always shifting in the relationships and the bond that comes from being a settled...
The Amadeus Project: Day 4
Due to an unexpected trip to CUH for a few days, this record is being recalled nearly a week after the workshop so apologies to the participants if there are discrepancies in my recollections. Rehearsals: Day 4 8th April, 2019 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, his sister Maria...
The Amadeus Project: Day 5
Rehearsals: Day 5 15th April, 2019 Alan and Faye share dinner before the rehearsal. Julia arrives, bearing costumes to try. We gather Sixteen actors tonight, two new people having a go. Warm-up was lively, we followed the energy and mimicked others, especially when we...
The Amadeus Project: Day 6
Rehearsals: Day 6 29h April, 2019 A different tack tonight –– a gathering, with tea and biscuits promised! The Easter holidays have given us a chance to rest, reflect and do some research. For my part, from my reading of Mozart's early life, I returned with a better...
The Amadeus Project: Day 7
Rehearsals: Day 7 3rd May, 2019 Preparing for the evening It was interesting that the aims of the evening took a bit longer to become clear. In fact, they were the last notes I made in the preparation for this evening. Last week, I had thought we might get a...
The Amadeus Project: Day 8
Rehearsals Day 8 10th May, 2019 Casting is front and centre of our thoughts in the background organisation team. But who will be here this evening? Messages have been sent from some cast members not able to make it tonight. It seems that I / we won't be in a position...
The Amadeus Project: Day 9
Rehearsals: Day 9 27th May, 2019 I was very pleased with the planning for this evening. Following the meeting with the two Salieris on Saturday, the work that needed to be done in the rehearsal was clear to me. The plan came together easily –– I noted down what I...
The Amadeus Project: Day 10
Rehearsals: Day 10 3rd June, 2019 To begin ... I met with the Cook and the Valet early, before the rehearsal proper, to have a chat about their roles. Tonight, I wanted to refresh our work with Salieri and them, pick up where we had left off last week. Especially...
The Amadeus Project: Day 11
Rehearsals: Day 11 10th June 2019 The energy was tangible, the whole room buzzing; seventeen actors together, Julian for moral support, the DJ coming for the first time to have a look, see what was going on, actors returning from holidays, or other commitments; the...