I was cleaning out my apartment when I found some old
Foreverendia rehearsal notes from February 18, 2010. They contain many words of wisdom from our director, Brian Tuttle. Let's see what I wrote:
- Don't worry about props; just act!
- Right now the audience is ahead of us.
- Life is a run-on sentence. (Until someone stabs you.)
ACT I:
- Don't exhale, dude.
- Keep the essence of Lawrence. Careful not to be precocious.
- Have energy to find my echo.
- Make that "yes and" happen in scene 1.
- Remember my hand is upstage.
- The monologue should be a run-on sentence.
- Play with my hand more before touching Bailey's face.
- Napkins. Red handkerchiefs.
- Good pace! (yay)
ACT II:
- Good stakes! (hooray)
- Don't raise head after death.
- Don't look at Bailey post-revelation about Dad.
- Don't talk like RoboCop.
- You need a letter!
- Learn that speech better!
- Connect with Maureen before we hug!
- Check lines.
- Go right to ladder with Babbles.
I still talk like RoboCop. But everything else I think I fixed, more or less. Cheers!
-Evan (Lawrence)
