In drama class this week we worked mainly on the “Being Exercise” and variations thereupon. It was similar to an exercise I’ve done many times before, called “Bustop” where you simply wait for the bus as either yourself or a character you are currently portraying in a show. It usually helps the actor feel more comfortable and natural on stage, and to adhere to the cardinal rule “Don’t act, just be.” It’s a relatively relaxed exercise, though it made me a bit nostalgic for acting camp.
This was our last full week of rehearsul until the show next Friday. We did a full run-through on the thrust, and thankfully, it went really well. I nearly broke my voice during my monologue, so I’ll have to be careful to use my diaphram in the future. It’s going to be difficult finding a costume as well-I have an idea in mind, but I don’t know where to get it, or when I’ll have time to attain it before the tech rehearsul on Tuesday. It’ll be difficult-naturally, the week of opening, I have way more homework than I usually do. We’ll see.
I am excited for opening, though. I’m confident that we’ll do very well. If everyone likes the puns.
~Helena
