The Corpse Tried...And Other Mishaps!

It's not the first time, and it certainly won't be the last, that things go unintentionally wrong or something, anything, gives someone a case of the giggles. And when they happen together...you can forget doing anything for a while. I would have loved to be able to get some video of some of ridiculous things have gone on...but fortunately, Keith was on hand to catch some of the oddities from last Tuesday's set-to.

No, no! It's fine...

What? And you never make mistakes..?

  

Staple gun might help... 

Just act as if nothing's wrong...

...ignore adverse reactions....

...keep calm and carry on!

Wait until she says 'Put his legs in.'

Which part of 'wait' do you lot not understand?

You talkin' to me?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm talkin' to you...

Thought so. Flattery gets you everywhere...

And whilst the mayhem continues on stage, the other members of the cast are busy getting into the right frame of mind or quickly catching up on their lines before their next scene.

Studious...

...studious...

...intently studious...

...pensively studious...

...relaxed, but still concentrating...and...

...smug!

Rehearsing is a huge amount of fun but can be, quite frankly, frustrating: particularly when you think you've got a certain scene down pat and you step out there, open your mouth and...nothing! And I speak from boringly monotonous experience! Yet when it's going well, and you feel the character completely (and sometimes s/he takes over utterly and you find yourself wondering 'where did that come from?!'), it's almost as rewarding as hearing the laughter or applause from an audience...almost. 

Keith caught some beautiful character shots in this session and few of the cast relaxing between their scenes. I think they've caught so many different moods incredibly well...see what you think.

But when all's said and done, it's the connections and friendships that are made off stage, in the quieter moments, that enhance, inform and, eventually, make the performances that we see on stage. It's all one, great big pot into which we pour all these elements, give it a good shake and a stir, and see what we come up with. I'ts alchemy. It's magic. It's hard work. But, above all - and this is what really counts - it's fun!

As I write this, we have two full rehearsals left to go, a tech rehearsal, a dress rehearsal and then, that's it! We're off! 

I've got a feeling that there mightn't be much appearing here over the next week or so...but if I can I will.