Day 24 & 25

The show has arrived! The Windham, Tranquility Base, phase of this process is officially over. Tomorrow we take a much needed day of rest and than we begin performing this show wherever we happen to be at any given moment including: bellemeade NJ, wilkesbarre PA, and Manhattan NY.

Yesterday morning we began with a "blitz". We ran the whole show as fast as possible, including transitions and monologues. Our goal was to take the show to the point where it is being done TOO fast so that we could then scale back and chose our moments to take long silences and use dramatic patience. It worked, the show was cut down by 15 minutes and then when we ran yesterday night we were able to maintain that sense of urgency and energy while taking the time we needed to hit the most important moments. The "blitz" turned out to be a great way to shake things up and light a fire under our asses, which is important considering the fact that we do not have dress rehearsal audiences.

This morning was the best run of our show yet. We both felt fresh, clear, and focussed. Our characters are taking on a life of their own and we could not be prouder of our work. Tonight was- honestly now- a little less fantastic. Maybe it was the chinese food we ate, or maybe it was the logistics of the next week dawning on our fatigued brains, but it was a little tougher to focus in. Tina said, "this is good." This is the perfect way to move into our next phase. We now know how vulnerable this show is, and how much focus it will require from us to give this gift to audiences. Although we have a lot to celebrate, we cannot afford to get sloppy or cocky. If anything, this is the time when we most need to sink our teeth in. The show deserves our best. These audiences deserve our best. And the time has come to release this beast.

We will spend the next few days in transit, practicing wherever we get the chance. We will also be packing for our MOVE TO DETROIT. (Which is actually a real thing, not just something we're talking about in a play.)

We spent some time today reminiscing and reflecting on our journey here at Tranquility Base. We compiled a list of things that worked and things we would change. We will include this and further reflecting in the coming posts. I don't know if we'll be posting every day anymore BUT we will certainly be posting about our journey to see Bianca and Hannah Roman, and everything that goes down there as well as our jaunt into the big city. Merde.

WE MADE A PLAY!

                                                                                              -Tina and CJ