Smooooooth!
June 17, 18 and 19
Check out Olivia’s blog for details. Things are going great. On Wednesday evening it became a play; all of the words told the right story, all of the characters had there own arc and there is dramatic tension and comic relief through-out. Tonight I set light cues with Darryl the lighting designer and we will run through the play one more time. We might also read through it again without action to make sure the words are all there. Actors, in the heat of the moment, sometimes paraphrase lines. I want to make sure Lois’s script is performed with the words that are written.
Someone asked “What does a dramaturge do?” Great question! Cecily O’Neil, the Dramaturge for Gossamer, went through each scene prior to the first rehearsal and tracked each characters’ growth within the story. After each scene she wrote yes if she thought the character was going to achieve there goal (for lack of a better word), no if she thought they were not going to make it and maybe if the journey was questionable yet possible. Armed with this information Lois adjusted scenes to create more “maybe scenes”. The more the audience worries about the characters the stronger the dramatic tension. She also asks questions to help shape Lois’s thinking and main as well. A Dramaturge serves the play! Googel Cecily O’Neil, she is an inpressive writer and a leader in the Theater for Youth field.