Monthly Archives: November 2006

Blocked

Last week, we blocked Stave 1 all in one rehearsal and thought, “Wow..that was a lot of work for one long rehearsal…Four more like that and we’ll have the other four staves blocked as well!” But we decided at that … Continue reading

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Staves 1 & 2

As of today, Julian & I have blocked out the first 2 staves (or “acts”). There are 5 staves but the remaining ones are a bit shorter so technically, we’re about halfway through the whole show. The counter on the … Continue reading

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Crunch

According to the clock on the left, there’s only 31 more days until opening night. I’m a bit nervous already about learning all my lines. I have no doubt I’ll have them down by opening night, but I just want … Continue reading

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Back in time

One of the topics that came up after the sneek preview on press night was the history of solo shows. In a previous post, I wrote that Hal Holbrook was the Godfather of One-Man Shows and this stirred a bit … Continue reading

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Made it through, Part II

Another small milestone was passed in tonight’s sneak peek for the press and special guests at our publicist’s home. It’s a bit early on in the process to be showing anything, but it was a good way to get a … Continue reading

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Made it through

Well, the first day was relatively painless. Actually, much to the contrary. We accomplished a lot in our tight schedule. Firstly, we were able to get through all the characters and map out the accents for each. This is a … Continue reading

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Kickstart

Well, it’s the morning of the first day of rehearsal. Today Lynne & I are going to go over the whole play and correct my bloody English accent. This is a serious task and lengthy process mainly due to the … Continue reading

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