I can't believe I did it!
Well, theatre is always an adventure in the unexpected and the last two days have been a bit of a whirlwind. One of the actresses in the show had to leave town suddenly, so I got a call at 7pm on Tuesday asking if I could go on in her place on Wednesday and Thursday. Yikes!!
I had attended several rehearsals and I listened to them tech and run the show all last week, so I feel that I have a working knowledge of the piece (more or less). It was just such a crazy experience to get home and start to learn lines so that I could perform the next night sans rehearsal. This character may not have a lot of lines, but she's got a rather lengthy laundry list of things that she rattles off nonchalantly. Talk about flying by the seat of your pants!
I called the costume designer and discussed what I could do for costumes (as I am quite a bit taller than the actress originating the role). We agreed to bring our options to the theatre on Wednesday and we'd make selections at that time.
Well, I arrived at the theatre and got immediately into costuming knowing that we had to move as quickly as possible so that I could then learn the fight sequences (yup, this character HAD to the be one with all the fighting). The costumes selected range from items from my closet, the costumer's closet and that of her male roommate (thanks for the vinyl pants, Hatim!). What fun!
With that out of the way, I went into fight call. Not having any stage combat experience, I was a little nervous, but the fight captains did a great job teaching me the basics and I am proud to say that I pulled it off (truthfully, I anticipated one slap a bit early, but the good news is that I didn't crash and burn).
The entire cast was so supportive. I had actors running lines with me backstage, whispering blocking to me and helping me get to where I needed to be. Thanks so much everyone!
It has been QUITE the experience. I am thrilled to have been able to do this, but I'll sure be glad when my responsibilities return to running the front of house. =) I will be on stage again tonight, so come see me sink or swim! Buy tickets now!
Enjoy some fun backstage photos:
Here I am in my fabulous outfits!
Maggie Cino polishes Sonia Gardea's outfit before she goes on stage.
It's tough to be so beautiful.
Nicole Godino cinches up Gerry Aguirre's corset as Hailey Giles looks on.
I had attended several rehearsals and I listened to them tech and run the show all last week, so I feel that I have a working knowledge of the piece (more or less). It was just such a crazy experience to get home and start to learn lines so that I could perform the next night sans rehearsal. This character may not have a lot of lines, but she's got a rather lengthy laundry list of things that she rattles off nonchalantly. Talk about flying by the seat of your pants!
I called the costume designer and discussed what I could do for costumes (as I am quite a bit taller than the actress originating the role). We agreed to bring our options to the theatre on Wednesday and we'd make selections at that time.
Well, I arrived at the theatre and got immediately into costuming knowing that we had to move as quickly as possible so that I could then learn the fight sequences (yup, this character HAD to the be one with all the fighting). The costumes selected range from items from my closet, the costumer's closet and that of her male roommate (thanks for the vinyl pants, Hatim!). What fun!
With that out of the way, I went into fight call. Not having any stage combat experience, I was a little nervous, but the fight captains did a great job teaching me the basics and I am proud to say that I pulled it off (truthfully, I anticipated one slap a bit early, but the good news is that I didn't crash and burn).
The entire cast was so supportive. I had actors running lines with me backstage, whispering blocking to me and helping me get to where I needed to be. Thanks so much everyone!
It has been QUITE the experience. I am thrilled to have been able to do this, but I'll sure be glad when my responsibilities return to running the front of house. =) I will be on stage again tonight, so come see me sink or swim! Buy tickets now!
Enjoy some fun backstage photos:
Here I am in my fabulous outfits!
Maggie Cino polishes Sonia Gardea's outfit before she goes on stage.
It's tough to be so beautiful.Nicole Godino cinches up Gerry Aguirre's corset as Hailey Giles looks on.
posted by Melanie at
10:46 AM
1 Comments:
Darn. and of course I missed it by one day!!
Congrats on an exclant job darlin - I hear everyone was much impressed at your learning all that in one night.
- Hugs
(and thanks for putting up with me all w/e :-) I
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