Victoria Winn

This week we got the whole scene up on its feet and running off book. We also added a few pieces to the set to allow for more movement and explored different ways to play the emotions of the scene, especially the in bit leading up to the final moments. The set is designed so that it is almost a mirror from front to back. This in a way reflects the two characters and how they are, in a sense, foils of one another. Both Callie and Peter love Sara and think that they are the best choice for her but they have very different was of showing it and also love her in very different ways. The dynamics of control and status in the scene are also really interesting and fun to play with. Both want to show that they are better able to care for Sara. Callie is coming at this alone, only knowing Sara for a couple months, while Peter has years of experience living with Sara and Sara's family on his side. Working with playing the objective and keeping the stakes in mind throughout the scene has helped me to find Callie's reason for fighting when it seems like the cards are all stacked against her. The more we run the scene the more we have found that one of the struggles of working alone is that we can't tell how the scene looks from the audiences perspective. I always wonder if I'm moving too much or if something is reading in a way that makes sense for the scene. Conversely, being alone makes it easier to create and make mistakes. I know that for our first two minutes I was too in my head and that negatively impacted my performance. Overall, things are going really well and I'm excited to show the class the whole scene!