Blog 28

This is in the boys dressing room before today's rehearsal. I was helping them get ready and getting them organized and excited for the rehearsal.

This is Act 1 Scene 2: I was in the audience and had a mic and headphones, talking to Lex, Eric, Adriana, and Luke. We were changing and discussing the logistical manners of the performance. (Height of volume for each song, lighting cues, where the actors should be and how loud they should be, along with other things having to do with set changes, etc.)

Blog 27

Tyler's interaction with every character is different and unique. Each character is defined and so abruptly different from one another that it adds more build up to Tyler's anger and craze. For example The "Breadwinner" mother and father have an infinitely different personality than that of Marissa and Jeannie is nowhere near the personality of Donny. The point being that I have found that all of these extremely different characters isn't overkill(HOORAY!)-one of my original fears of the play-but somehow they coexist and form an interesting plot. I can't explain it.

  Act 1 scene 7 stood out to me as a turning point in the play. The characters around Tyler, the mom and dad, wore down Tyler's sanity, as if the rest of his day wasn't bad enough. The difference between writing it and seeing it performed is astronomically different. The original plan was to make it a transitional scene only, give the parents a few more lines because we liked them so much. It turned into a big part of the play, where Tyler's sanity had reached its capacity and he turns into a jerk. And after what he went through, who could blame him. Confusion, anger, sadness, and embarrassment make for a bad day.

I have a couple tips for the actors that I will relay to them everyday up until the actual play. One being that we are performing at the LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE! I am concerned that they don't understand the opportunity that they are being given. Many dream of performing at such a place, but never make it and the actors are handed a free ticket. My other comment would be to get more excited. This is a musical and the final song is being performed without emotion. This is not acceptable. But I am confident that they will pull through and I am excited to see the performance.

One Week-Two Days Away

Although there are many rough patches in our class, there is much to be proud of. I am proud of our actor's ability to take critique so well. During every rehearsal, both actors and actresses have been critiqued over and over again. For them to take the criticism and use it to strengthen their acting abilities has been surprisingly been outstanding especially for those first time actors. I am proud of the people working outside of their job . The people who take it upon themselves to help others in their down time rather than just sit around. I am proud of Cara and myself for getting through the tough times and putting in many late nights to finish the writing of the play.

The La Jolla Playhouse is one of the most prestigious theaters that lead to Broadway. It is an honor for my partner and I's vision to be put on display there. I am so very excited for next Thursday. I am excited for my family and friends to see what I have been doing for the past two months (possibly more). I am excited to see the look on the actor's faces when they see the intensity of the Playhouse-I think it will motivate them even more so knowing what performing that the La Jolla Playhouse means. I am also excited for this to be over!