Monday, January 09, 2006
Here we go!
Well, we're on our way. Saturday was our first rehearsal. The whole cast was in attendance, except Bobby, who will be joining us from Cleveland at the end of the month. Also there were Jyana, Lucas, and Sean, who will be doing our "environment design."
It was a great, productive first meeting. We read through the latest script draft, which is very exciting--the elements of the story remain, but transmuted into something contemporary and eclectic and full of room for music and movement to help tell the story. We also got a look at the costume sketches Jessica prepared. They're gorgeous--think cowboy monks in mohawks, with individual unique details for each character. We ended with some performance work--some physical brainstorming on monk endurance tests and character movement.
All in all, a fun and encouraging day. What's especially exciting is the feeling of progress, that we've learned a lot since we were all together last, and yet we've picked up pretty seamlessly from where we left off. Can't wait to meet again...
It was a great, productive first meeting. We read through the latest script draft, which is very exciting--the elements of the story remain, but transmuted into something contemporary and eclectic and full of room for music and movement to help tell the story. We also got a look at the costume sketches Jessica prepared. They're gorgeous--think cowboy monks in mohawks, with individual unique details for each character. We ended with some performance work--some physical brainstorming on monk endurance tests and character movement.
All in all, a fun and encouraging day. What's especially exciting is the feeling of progress, that we've learned a lot since we were all together last, and yet we've picked up pretty seamlessly from where we left off. Can't wait to meet again...
