The first stage of this directors rehearsal process is known as dropping in a procedure which goes something like this The stage manager projects the script onto a screen The actors sit quietly while someone else is speaking finding out what effect the words are having When if is their turn to speak they glance of the screen digest the first phrase think about what it means to them wait to find the impulse  the reason to speak  then speak For example the line is Queuing all night the rain do you remember Breathe Let the thought drop in with your breath A memory a vision an impression Some people will imagine a queue maybe at a bus stop on the way to rehearsals or for a rock concert in their youth Having visualised the scene find the impulse to speak it  what this director calls The pathway to the line Impulses can come from without or within Look in the eyes of the other actor listening Consider your characters situation This director talks of dropping in as a means of finding out what is going on Dont preplan or prejudge Dare to go down there with an empty mind and trust that something will happen to you