We’ve got two weeks to be off book for Things I Know to be True. It’s that awkward time where you need your script in your hand. But the script hinders your movement around the stage. There’s line learning and movement learning. And I’ve been a bit lax. I’ve got rehearsals on Sundays, Tuesdays, and…
I’ve been in plays where I’ve had to kiss someone. It’s part of the play. And it’s not as interesting as one would think. You’re performing a role. There’s no emotional involvement and it’s mechanical. It’s nothing like when you kiss someone you have feelings for. But in the olden days, when a play called…
Choir started back up a couple of weeks ago. But I’m still enjoying that quiet before rehearsals start up. I mean, I’m looking forward to starting rehearsals. It will be fun to play and get ready for the show. But it’s also nice to be able to stay home after work. In a few weeks,…
That’s the name of the next play that I’ll be in. It’s written by Andrew Bovell. It’s a family drama and I play Bob, the father of four kids. We start rehearsals on February 4th. I’m looking forward to it. I have worked with or know most of the people involved in the show. I…
Choir started up this week. Unfortunately, I can only attend for the next few weeks. Starting February, my play rehearsals will conflict with choir rehearsals. Choir rehearsals are recorded though. So, I can listen to them after the fact and work on the songs on my own. My play should finish before the choir’s big…
Ah, the things we do for the shows we’re in. When we agree to be in a play, we know there will be sacrifices. I mean, we know that we’re going to give up weeks of time at rehearsals. And many hours at home, dedicated to learning lines. But sometimes we do even more. For…
Last week was our first time being off book for The Game’s Afoot. Fran, our director was lenient with us. Because we were actually supposed to be off book the previous rehearsal. No one likes these first rehearsals “off book”. Without our scripts. The transition from script to memory is always painful. The lines you…
Deb has started rehearsals for A Christmas Carol. She’s directing the play. Even though she’s been busy prepping for rehearsals, now she’ll be out of the home three times a week. At least! And I’m well into rehearsals for The Game’s Afoot and choir. What does that mean? It means for the next few weeks…
When you start rehearsals, not only do you work on the show. You also develop a cast dynamic. Every cast is different. Obviously. It’s made up of different people. But some casts socialize more than others. You spend a lot of time with each other during the rehearsal process. So, it’s understandable if people don’t…
Yesterday, we had our first rehearsal for The Game’s Afoot at Peninsula Players. We open in two months. It will run for 3 weekends from Nov. 8 until Nov. 24. Right now, it’s far away. And all those plans to learn my lines early? Evaporated along with Summer… But I’ve started working on them. We…
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