Rent Day 8 - Tango Maureen + Staging ideas

Today we went over Tango Maureen and polished it. I feel that we just need to run it with Maureen then it is done and looking good. We then spent the remaining lesson in groups planning an idea of how to have the stage look. My group wanted to extend the apron but have stairs embedded in the extension.

We also talked about having a table constantly on stage (Though it probably won't work with Tango Maureen) but have the table at an angle.

This could work well for La Vie Boheme as we would just add more tables on either side. However we would have to reorganize where we all sit as it would get cramped on stage if I stay where I am, so I would be moved to the other side of the stage. I still think Mark should be across stage from Benny so Ashley would be moved to the other end of the table. I would also move a few people around so that it better suits their characters. As it stands from left to right we have Benny, Waiter, Mimi, Rodger, Angel, Joanne, Maureen, Dom, Collins then Mark, but that is just because that is how we sat when we first tried the song without our characters. Now that we have our characters and with the new staging idea of the table at an angle, I would reorder it to be from left to right Mark, Mimi, Rodger, Angel, Collins, Dom, Maureen, Joanne, Waiter then Benny. I would keep Rodger next to Angle because during the start of the dance they do something together, but I moved all the couples so they are sitting together. I put Dom in the middle because as he doesn't have a named character at this point he will blend in the group better there than if he was just left on the end. I put the waiter right at the end so he can easily get up from where he is (same goes for Joanne)