So, It's your first rehearsal

Here are some of the do’s and dont’s of your first rehearsal with a new theatre company!

BE EARLY!

Being early shows the directors that you are prepared and take their production seriously.
There is a saying in theatre: “Ten minutes early is on time, on time is late”. 
Rehearsal starts promptly at the time called. If call time is 6:00, rehearsal begins AT 6:00. I cannot stress this enough.

DO NOT BE ON YOUR CELLPHONE.

Being on your phone is distracting to other actors and to yourself. You could miss important notes or your entrance. It is also very unprofessional. So, turn your cellophone off when you enter the rehearsal space.

WEAR CORRECT CLOTHING!
If you know you are going to be dancing, don’t wear your favorite pair of skin tight
jeans and a crop top. Wear something you are comfortable moving in. If you know you are going
to be doing intense dancing or acrobatics i suggest a leotard and booty shorts or leggings and a tight exercise shirt.

BRING YOUR SCRIPT AND A PENCIL!

At any rehearsal, you will most likely be given notes. Whether you like to keep your notes directly
on your script, or with sticky notes, or a notepad, ect.. 
You always need your script and a PENCIL. Blocking is often changed especially early on in rehearsal, so writing in pen would not be advised.

And the biggest tip for going into a new theatre company;
Keep and open mind!

Hope I helped some of you out! ~Elizabeth Hampton!
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