Last night's rehearsal was just me, Sancho, and Aldonza, and we worked through all of our scenes with the director, just getting the flow and working out relationship stuff. It is now when the real acting begins, and I get to do all that wonderful collaborative stuff I haven't been doing as a solo performer. I have utmost confidence in my Aldonza and my Sancho. She affects a hardness that makes her transformation from whore to the reality of Don Quixote's vision heartbreaking to me; and he is playing Sancho as less of a fool and more of a weary boon companion, so he is finding humor in a variety of spots as well as creating a really deep portrait of his character.
Me? Well, everyone treats me like I am doing great, and my director is nothing but effusive in his compliments and listens respectfully when I offer a suggestion or a take on a scene. I think I am well on my way to nailing the character, but I am having to rely on performance instincts developed over years of storytelling while simultaneously checking myself to be sure I am not being narcissistic but rather serving the whole piece.
We have a run-thru of everything without music tonight (we used to call these "stumble-thrus") and a lot more will fall into place. We worked the dickens out of the combat scene the other night, in a huge room with a concrete floor. I tripped over an actor's foot and fell once, so my left wrist is a bit sore and I have taken to wearing a skating wrist protector to keep it safe. The combat isn't as funny as it has been done in the past, so I am trying to wrap my head around the concept the choreographer gave us. But it is very well staged and it moves!
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Journey with author, storyteller, librarian, father, and all-around giant person Walter Mayes as he makes his way through a world built to a much smaller scale than he would like.
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