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I don't think I've been this happy in a long, long time. Don't get me wrong- I haven't been walking around depressed or anything, but I have definitely been sulking a little ever since my last show ended (which was last March). I am just so happy to be in a show again, and especially this particular show.
We had our first rehearsal on the 13th, which was a table read and the beginning of some blocking. Since we rehearse for less than a month (we open on the 12th of February), we're moving very, very quickly (the play is two and a half hours long). i was really excited to see who had been cast- I had the cast list before we started, but I couldn't put most of the names to faces. The lady who I'd worked well with at the callbacks is playing my mother, and they really chose an awesome guy for the lead role of Rudy. One kid who I was sure was going to get it was pretty rude at the callbacks, whispering through everyone else's scenes, so I am glad he wasn't cast. Our Rudy had such awesome comic timing and does research on his own, which is pretty awesome. Everyone else is so well-cast, too. We have seven people in the cast and I really like each of them.
The table read was great... there were some times when I just marveled at how good this or that person was. I was let go a little early when they started blocking, since my character, Annie, doesn't come in for a few pages.
When I walked into rehearsal on Thursday, my three "brothers" were working on a scene (again, I had a different call time since they were still working on Annie-less scenes). I am a big believer in age not equaling talent, but even with that view, I am so impressed with our 13 year old "Rudy". It's plain in the script that Rudy is a bit of a smart aleck, so the actor was playing him that way. However, in that particular scene, our director wanted him to be more sincere. That's all he had to say, and D. was changing tactics and hitting the nail right on the head. I was like, "...Whoa." The same thing happened with the actress who plays my mother. The way she was doing the scene worked, but our director wanted her to convey the depth of the parents' relationship and she changed her line readings as if it were nothing.
I think I've mentioned before how much my character cries. If I haven't, let me just say that Annie has a few long scenes... and she cries in all but two of them. I am really nervous about it. I haven't done it yet, since we're blocking and going back and forth constantly. I've never had trouble crying before, but I've also never ha a show that lasted for a month. I am so nervous that I won't be able to do what I need to do on cue. There are some scenes that could work without tears, but in others, the lines just don't make sense. I have a tactic that works for me... I just hope it will still work.
I already love the cast, and I've only known them for a few days. Everyone is so nice and funny- last night we were planning "theme nights" for the performances- Naked Night, Monty Python Night, Switch Roles Night... obviously, we're not going to do them, but they're pretty funny to come up with. Us kids are already picking on each other like we really are brothers and sister :p I love how close theatre people get in such a short time.
One of the most exciting things is that, from the first day, we had our set. It's not complete- there's no couch or cabinets, but we have all of the room areas and all six (!) doors. This is very exciting to me because I've never had a set so early. I can't wait to go back tomorrow!
Yesterday we blocked a little more and I think we're starting on Act II tomorrow (whish is a six-hour rehearsal... I am the theatre geek who LOVES long rehearsal days. I'm also bringing a birthday treat since my birthday is on Monday.) I can't wait!
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