Our leading man got stuck at work last night so Clown 2 and I were on our own with management. It was actually great. We had so much blocking to just work through on stage so the director could see how it was going to play out and I think we made good progress with our final scenes. I'm not yet completely happy with all my characters. I need to delve into the physicality of each a little more and give them even more distinct voices.
There is an very elderly character that we've decided to do without teeth. I can clearly remember how Granny use to push her tongue against her slack lower lip as she got older and became less patient with her dentures. So I'm remembering her a lot today and missing her. I don't normally do that. Gran didn't enjoy life and especially not her last years when she was forced to interact with so many people and so little in control on her own body and daily life. That being the case I don't like to think about her at that time even though it's probably the most of Gran that I can remember. I tend to forget things after a while. I think it must be a consequence of being an in-the-moment type person.
We keep trying out the parts during rehearsal. Clown 2 wanted to be the bad guy and her German accent is better so I was happy enough even if it means I loose my glorious compere part. I was even more happy to realise that I don't have to run through three characters in that scene in that case! So best of luck to Clown 2 with sprinting through three costume changes in 3 minutes every night for a month *cackles*
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