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And finally, here in the midst of "posting day," a brief post in line with what this whole blog was supposed to be about in the first place.
So, Ian W. Hill's Hamlet proceeds apace. Tomorrow and Monday evening I have four hours set up (on each day) to meet with and read people for various roles. I have 15 actors scheduled, and am waiting to hear back from another 2 if they can make it, and I have to make separate arrangements with one person who definitely can't make it.
These are all people I've worked with before (except for one) and I could cast the play four or five different excellent ways with them. I'm lucky.
I need to work on myself and my performance some more now. I'm going to start experimenting with hair colors as soon as I can, but I have to borrow a digital camera from someone so I can share with you the various stages I go through there.
I have also started the "Hamlet Exercise Regimen" on top of the dieting I've been doing for a few months. Now, every day, an hour of Dance Dance Revolution, ten minutes of situps, and as many pushups and deep knee bends as I can do. Can I lose, oh say, 60 pounds by the time we open in June? Probably, and I'm sure as hell going to try (well, I'm trying for 80, but that's . . . unlikely).
Currently cast: Hamlet (me), Horatio (Rasheed Hinds), Polonius (Bryan Enk), Rosencrantz (Daniel McKleinfeld), Guildenstern (Edward Einhorn). 13 more needed. Looking good.
Now to add in the memorization regimen every day . . . I'd love to be off-book before the first rehearsal. I should be. I'll try.
So, Ian W. Hill's Hamlet proceeds apace. Tomorrow and Monday evening I have four hours set up (on each day) to meet with and read people for various roles. I have 15 actors scheduled, and am waiting to hear back from another 2 if they can make it, and I have to make separate arrangements with one person who definitely can't make it.
These are all people I've worked with before (except for one) and I could cast the play four or five different excellent ways with them. I'm lucky.
I need to work on myself and my performance some more now. I'm going to start experimenting with hair colors as soon as I can, but I have to borrow a digital camera from someone so I can share with you the various stages I go through there.
I have also started the "Hamlet Exercise Regimen" on top of the dieting I've been doing for a few months. Now, every day, an hour of Dance Dance Revolution, ten minutes of situps, and as many pushups and deep knee bends as I can do. Can I lose, oh say, 60 pounds by the time we open in June? Probably, and I'm sure as hell going to try (well, I'm trying for 80, but that's . . . unlikely).
Currently cast: Hamlet (me), Horatio (Rasheed Hinds), Polonius (Bryan Enk), Rosencrantz (Daniel McKleinfeld), Guildenstern (Edward Einhorn). 13 more needed. Looking good.
Now to add in the memorization regimen every day . . . I'd love to be off-book before the first rehearsal. I should be. I'll try.
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Date: 2007-03-23 09:04 pm (UTC)From:i've never tried it ... i want to !
Dance Dance Hamlet
Date: 2007-03-23 09:14 pm (UTC)From:We're not exactly big videogamers, but our friends Daniel and Sally McKleinfeld are, and got us into it at their parties. So Berit asked for a PS2 and DDR for Xmas, and she got it.
So we got some spare pads (they break quickly, we're told, though our original pad is doing okay still) and every day we clear the living room and stomp around, trying to keep the cats of the pads (we thought the stomping would be enough; it's not).
It is indeed great fun - a form of physical exertion I actually enjoy great and will push myself further at. Just what I needed.