Rehearsal!
June 16, 2008
At the top of the rehearsal Lois walks in with two rewritten scenes. The plan for the evening is to follow the character’s arcs through the play. We are looking at three separate intersecting story lines and reading each character groups scenes in sequence ignoring where the are in the play. It is an experiment to see if we can make any discoveries. We want to see if the stories are as dramatic as possible and that the characters grow and change. We discuss each scene after it is read and make minor tweaks and changes.
As we wind up the evening Lois reminds me that I didn’t get to one of the rewrites and I realize that I let one actor leave early that I need for that scene. We will get it tomorrow night!
I am a lucky to know Lois Lowry, she is amazing. The actors are fun and very committed. Cecily, the dramaturge, is bright.
It is all good!