CHAMBER THEATRE REDUCTION.
So, for the sake of current events, I am yet again going to break my "No Theatre Blog" rule.
As mentioned I am here in Boston for rehearsing for a national tour. I understudied another tour by the same company during the spring season, and as some may know, had both good and bad times. Production value with this company is top notch. Personalities got a little out of hand first time around, and as I meet my new cast of (dare I say...) peeps, I wonder what will happen.
Cast.
SM...He's the boss, and good or bad, I am not going to write a damn thing about my boss on a public blog.
Electrician...Unknown at this point.
Understudy/House Manager/ Sound.
Having held this job, I have the most respect for what this guy is going to have to do. He is honestly the hardest working guy on tour. From the second we are up in the morning he will be working. He seems to be a really wonderful guy. (Granted, everyone seems wonderful at first.) Very funny with a really sharp sense of humor, that is going to be very refreshing on tour.
Actor #1 (Mature Character Male.)
Very nice as well, has a love of funny t-shirts, and zingers, again a welcome form of humor in what can quickly become a humorless world. I really love when an older actor (he's really not that old.) can not come off as snide to a younger cast mate. I am so thankful, and he has major props for that.
Actor #2 (Leading Man)
We had to wait a little bit for this guy, due to an unforeseen illness on one of our sister tours. We were all a little on edge as to whether or not he would throw off the dynamic that had started to build. Again, a really sharp, and genuinely talented individual. I love any guy who can jump into a situation fast, and just do the job that needs to be done. Kudos my friend, Kudos to you. I accidentally hit him in the face today while "frogging" it up. I really enjoy doing "Frog" with him, and I look forward to working "The Tell Tale Heart."
Actress #1 (Engenue...is that spelled correctly...those damn French.)
Supremely talented, and a wonderful girl to act with. (or try to, depending on how fast you have to move because blocking is set in stone...tradition is tradition I guess) The Necklace is by far my fav. story due to the acting we get to do. I (as the Larger Framed Young Character Male) never get a leading-man type role. Not that Bernard is super-leading, but it's as close as I get and I am happy to play off her very heart-wrenching story. Said Engenue really does a wonderful job, and has some odd obsession similarities with myself. All in all I think we will get along famously.
Actress #2 (Leading Lady/Character)
From New Mexico, I feel like she is from a different world, and that in no way is a slight. to meet someone who seems to be free, used to larger places, and with a more open state of mind. I am from the staunch North-East, and I think having more of a West Coast/Desert flavor on tour will be good for us all. This girl has assloads of lines to learn and is really taking it with stride, and working so hard to get her stuff down...Honestly, she needs like 3 hands to do some of the stuff required of her.
Well, I suppose that is all for now, I will give a run down of the shows at a later date.
As mentioned I am here in Boston for rehearsing for a national tour. I understudied another tour by the same company during the spring season, and as some may know, had both good and bad times. Production value with this company is top notch. Personalities got a little out of hand first time around, and as I meet my new cast of (dare I say...) peeps, I wonder what will happen.
Cast.
SM...He's the boss, and good or bad, I am not going to write a damn thing about my boss on a public blog.
Electrician...Unknown at this point.
Understudy/House Manager/ Sound.
Having held this job, I have the most respect for what this guy is going to have to do. He is honestly the hardest working guy on tour. From the second we are up in the morning he will be working. He seems to be a really wonderful guy. (Granted, everyone seems wonderful at first.) Very funny with a really sharp sense of humor, that is going to be very refreshing on tour.
Actor #1 (Mature Character Male.)
Very nice as well, has a love of funny t-shirts, and zingers, again a welcome form of humor in what can quickly become a humorless world. I really love when an older actor (he's really not that old.) can not come off as snide to a younger cast mate. I am so thankful, and he has major props for that.
Actor #2 (Leading Man)
We had to wait a little bit for this guy, due to an unforeseen illness on one of our sister tours. We were all a little on edge as to whether or not he would throw off the dynamic that had started to build. Again, a really sharp, and genuinely talented individual. I love any guy who can jump into a situation fast, and just do the job that needs to be done. Kudos my friend, Kudos to you. I accidentally hit him in the face today while "frogging" it up. I really enjoy doing "Frog" with him, and I look forward to working "The Tell Tale Heart."
Actress #1 (Engenue...is that spelled correctly...those damn French.)
Supremely talented, and a wonderful girl to act with. (or try to, depending on how fast you have to move because blocking is set in stone...tradition is tradition I guess) The Necklace is by far my fav. story due to the acting we get to do. I (as the Larger Framed Young Character Male) never get a leading-man type role. Not that Bernard is super-leading, but it's as close as I get and I am happy to play off her very heart-wrenching story. Said Engenue really does a wonderful job, and has some odd obsession similarities with myself. All in all I think we will get along famously.
Actress #2 (Leading Lady/Character)
From New Mexico, I feel like she is from a different world, and that in no way is a slight. to meet someone who seems to be free, used to larger places, and with a more open state of mind. I am from the staunch North-East, and I think having more of a West Coast/Desert flavor on tour will be good for us all. This girl has assloads of lines to learn and is really taking it with stride, and working so hard to get her stuff down...Honestly, she needs like 3 hands to do some of the stuff required of her.
Well, I suppose that is all for now, I will give a run down of the shows at a later date.
