Ruby Henry

After Ashley

^^^^ Me and Ray hangin out after rehearsal ^^^^

!!!hello! 

Ray and I rehearsed in public a lot this week which was new and fun because people would listen in and think we were having a really whiny/scary conversation and be mildly concerned for my safety.

We also spent a lot of time just talking about how our script is so so so good because the whole time our characters are walking this really thin line between flirting and being angry, and it's sort of like this constant battle of who likes who more, which allows us to really undermine and manipulate one another in a great way.

We've met like 3 or 4 times this week, but only twice officially in the black box. I think we're still kind of impeded by our lack of set. It's definitely lessened our mobility and I'm concerned that our performance today might just be us sitting and looking at each other and talking which is both unrealistic and boring. However, we're at this really cool stage in the rehearsal process where we can be incredibly susceptible to one another. Every time we run through the scene or a chunk of the scene, one of the beats changes drastically. Where we were yelling at each other before, we'll be more gentle and calm, or we'll go from very serious to laughing at something in the script. I think as we get to know our characters better these choices will become more intentional and 'inevitable,' as Zeth said in class one time. I think looking forward one of our main goals will be to really push energy throughout the scene. I don't think we've ever had a run in which the whole scene really surged and climaxed with energy. So far we've had great moments, and it's never been dull, but I think our energy has festered as we lose focus, generally as a result of unspecified beat changes. I think we're both clear on why our characters change in each beat, throughout the scene, and throughout the play, but not necessarily how they change- be it physically, vocally, psychologically, emotionally, or all four.

We also made a playlist for our rehearsals and performances that we think fits the mood of the scene. The songs are based on the time period (2002) and the setting (a dingy bar)------

Playlist:

• Stan, Eminem        

• Mamacita, Outkast