Abdo Al Rayyis

It's been incredible to see our work coming together in the last two weeks. Personally, I'm finally at a stage where I'm starting to relate, feel and sense Doug which has incredibly helped me accomplish the beats. However, I need to work a lot more in terms of beats change. My partner has also developed a relationship with her character. One of the moments we're struggling with is when my partner calls me "Dougie" because it's such a vulnerable and open moment. However, the more we understand the characters. The easier it become to act them! 

We used many different places and blocking to rehearse. We used Stamm in Templeton, the lounge in the theater department and most importantly the black box. It was interesting to see how our acting changed from one space to another. We definitely felt most comfortable in the Black box. 

Our biggest takeaways from Rebecca's comments was that I had to feel the obstacle more which is that Khalean might not love me back the same way I love her back and Khalean's biggest takeway was to be more present. We plan on further developing these comments on our characters and meet twice before our finale tomorrow. 

Best of luck to all groups,
Abdo & Hannah