A rousing rendition of the show song (with sunglasses now!)

Today’s date: 24 July, 2025

Show title: Henry VI, Part 3

Director: Mili Koncelik

Staff Crew: Production Interns Analise Toone (Stage Manager) and Madeleine Cook (Dramaturg); RDAs Sarah Clayton and Topher Zane (Asst. Directors), RDA Team Captain Brooke Crittenden 

What we did

In our morning rehearsal session in the Blackfriars, we did a couple run-throughs of the show song (this time adding sunglasses!) and then ran a fight call with all of the stage combat. We then circled up for Mili’s notes from the day before, then had a costumed run-through of most of the show! After lunch, the rehearsal block in the afternoon was a chill working session in the Grafton library. 

Quick and Quotable 

• from the play 
  • “Why, courage then! What cannot be avoided / ‘Twere childish weakness to lament or fear.” – Queen Margaret, 5.4.1058-9
• from the production team
  • “It’s a dance party, we’re going to WAR” – Brooke
  • “Can anyone do a bird noise?” – Mili
• from the cast
  • “I’m still proud of my sons, from the afterlife” – Jaycen 
  • *various bird noises* – nearly all the campers 

Production Insights

First of all, yes, I had to google the word for the-thing-before-the-penultimate-something. Second of all, the fact that the final performance is three days away? Mind-boggling. Third of all, the fact that the campers are doing a showcase of completely different Shakespeare scenes on top of these plays? Also mind-boggling. We hit the ground running from day one and have been SPRINTING these last few days, and a super chill rehearsal session in the afternoon was much-needed — at least five campers made heart-hands at Mili when she announced that that was the game plan at the end of rehearsal number one.