Tonight was the first time the cast met and read through the “Faith County” script from start to finish. One role had yet to be cast, so Stephanie Maksin, director of the play, read those lines. This was also the first opportunity to get a feel for the total storyline. During the auditions, we were assigned various roles and there wasn’t enough to put it all in context. It’s a hilarious script and everyone in the cast was fleshing out their part right from the git go.
The pace at which things are happening is a bit intimidating, but I can see that with a specific target date, a great many details must be attended to. Thank goodness all I have to do is memorize a few lines (or so I thought)!
Since another cast member, Jamie Crenshaw, and I had never been in the Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Stephanie and Olivia Shrum, who plays Faye McFaye, took us on a behind-the-scenes backstage tour.
As we were shown the location of the bathroom, the kitchen, the make-up room, the wardrobe and dressing rooms, etc., it all had an unreal, make believe feel to it. I had only seen such rooms in movies, never in real life.
The extent of what I was undertaking was starting to sink in, and at that point although it was exhilarating, I was petrified!
Sorry ... I neglected to identify the good ladies in these photographs:
Jamie Crenshaw -- Stephanie Maksin -- Olivia Shrum -- Stephanie -- Jamie -- Olivia
August 31, 2009
Rehearsal and blocking of pages 20-26 from the script. Ruthann Barns (moi) had lines in those pages, so I was at the theatre promptly at 7 pm.
Rehearsal and blocking of pages 20-26 from the script. Ruthann Barns (moi) had lines in those pages, so I was at the theatre promptly at 7 pm.
Olivia Shrum -- Stephanie Maksin -- Laura Nelson -- Olivia -- Jamie Crenshaw
I’m learning a whole new terminology. Tonight the director was blocking pages 20-26, which entailed determining where actors would stand during the course of the scene, whether we entered stage right or stage left, how the movement of the cast flowed around the stage for best effect, what our body language should be to convey the action or emotional impact, the tone of our voices. So, as we read our lines, we were also trying out different placements on the stage, and determining what to do when we aren’t actually speaking so that it looked natural and was appropriate to the scene.
OMG! So much to absorb! So much to remember! Can this ol’ dawg learn new tricks?
OMG! So much to absorb! So much to remember! Can this ol’ dawg learn new tricks?
... and on top of all, I have to write a bio for the playbill ... Egads!
If you want to know more about the Claire vg Thomas Theatre in Lynden, WA or about upcoming performances click on www.clairevgtheatre.org
If you want to know more about the Claire vg Thomas Theatre in Lynden, WA or about upcoming performances click on www.clairevgtheatre.org
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