Day 12

Today we tried to run a sequence of moments from a section of the show about fear. It was a little bit of a train wreck. No worries though! It was a very raw run of moments that we haven't worked enough yet, but we are gaining perspective on the rhythm of our piece and the messages we are sending. 

Our goal from the start has been to create a short piece that is as tight as possible, packed and dense with meaningful material. The only way to achieve that is to run this material through our hands over and over again, sifting the extra pieces out and strengthening the parts that we'll keep.

We are now in a phase of the process that has us working with sequence and themes. We are asking the question that the audience will ask: how do these pieces all come together? We are working with icons such as color or props that reappear throughout the show and trying to clarify for ourselves and for the audience what these icons represent within this context. We are assigning meaning to these objects, colors, characters, and texts. The content is in front of us, but the meaning will take some teasing out and clarifying.

The show has taken on a critical mass and it is now carrying us along with it. Earlier in the process Tina and I worked hard to come up with ideas for what directions we should go. Now our direction is revealing itself to us through necessity. 

Anyways, enough business. Heres some photos from the day!

Me monologue-ing my face off:

Me and Morgan Cody (Sparrow Theater Intern) working on our communication skills... with teacups:

Me doing a very impressive dance that could never be fully captured on film... with pigtails:

                                                           -CJ