Fourth Rehearsal

Lines are hard. It isn't the memorization of them. It is getting them in the right order! There is one particular scene in which Bender and Vernon go at it. The "I've got you for two months!" scene. John Hughes wrote so many "Are you through?" and "You want another one?" that they blend together. Typically, an actor will go through and memorize his or her lines, expecting the rehearsal process to help in when and where to place them. But when your lines are the impetus (impeti?) to your fellow actors lines and vice versa there is an added pressure to get them just right. It can really stop the flow of a emotionally driven scene. I know, I know. It is only the third rehearsal but I have high expectations of myself.

I didn't realize until today how stressful it was to get back on stage. After Sunday's first rehearsal I was EXHAUSTED!!! It wasn't a taxing rehearsal by any means. In fact, Ron has such an easy-going manner that allows the actors to continually discover as the process moves along. It was simply the action of getting back on a stage with others depending upon you to do your job. I didn't have the same feeling after yesterday and each day gets a little easier getting back into the groove. I've got 7 more rehearsals until tech. I'm praying it will all come together (for myself, personally. I have little doubt in the rest of the cast and crew).

Jon Fulton Adams, our costumer extrodinaire, brought in THE suit for Vernon! As expected, he just opts not to recognize the 80's came into being! It is almost as bad (meaning good) as the one my Mom made me out of patchwork denim in the 4th grade. That is 1977 for those of you keeping count. But it does make a statement about Vernon (and probably why he's single).