Night Off. Script On.
As you might guess, Dead Man's Cell Phone contains a 1/2 dozen or so scripted phone calls, all made by my character. Sarah Ruhl provides the occasional clue as to what the person on the other end is saying but for the most part, it's up to me and Jim to decide.
All last week I sounded like a broken record, "I have got to take some time and sit down to figure out what they are saying on the other end of the phone call...." Finally on Sunday I had the chance. This allowed for some good discovery and creativity.
Rehearsals resume tonight. For anyone curious, Stage West generally rehearses every week night for 4 hours and then picks up an additional 4 hours on Saturday or Sunday. This process continues for 3 1/2 weeks. If it were a musical or an usual show like The Norman Conquests, rehearsal hours and weeks would be longer.
So, did you work out every
So, did you work out every line of the dialogue, or was it more of a general idea of what the other person is saying?
-Justin
Every line, word for word.
Every line, word for word. :) Even the "uhms."
-Dana
Yow! I guess that's
Yow! I guess that's probably for the best. It gives you a notion of what's being said while you're "listening." Seems like it would make it a bit easier to memorize too.