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30 April 2006 Old Friends Boot Camp  Here to us! Who's like us? Damn few! What do you do if you're attempting to put up a Sondheim show in one month, and your leads are excited, jittery, and in much need of bonding for better onstage chemistry? Welcome to Old Friends Boot Camp. Harold and I headed to Joy's house at around 8:30am to work on various aspects of the show. The easiest was the whole let's-hang-out-and-bond aspect of it. After all, you can't go wrong with two theater geeks and a budding theater geek who's eager to learn. We talked about our various experiences (both onstage and off), watched some musical numbers from Kiss Me Kate, listened to Tick... Tick... Boom!, and resolved to freely share any and all cast recordings with each other. We also went through some pieces to make sure we understand what the songs are trying to say. We studied the text of "Opening Doors," understanding the time line of the song as well as the tone of everything they're saying. We also went through "Bobby, Jackie, and Jack," and tried to identify and explain the many cultural references in the song. Harold and I now have a better appreciation for the song; I hope we convey that to the audience. Then we rehearsed our three major numbers, "Old Friends," "It's a Hit!," and "Opening Doors." This being a Sondheim piece, most of our rehearsal was devoted to getting the timing right rather than getting the notes right. The cues are a bitch to get properly, but we made some pretty good progress today. (Now, if only Harold can get his notes and the tune right... Hehe! We tease him because we love him. And the show.) All in all, it was a fun day. We actually made a lot of progress, and we're (more or less) ready for the full music run-through on Tuesday. Plus we got some awesome pictures. Always a plus. I'm nervous and excited about this show. It has already been quite an experience, and we're not even blocking yet! Can't wait.  It started out like a song...  Funny how, after boot camp, Harold looks neither fed, nourished, nor sheltered.  Joy expresses displeasure at Harold's notes.  Ren physicalizes said displeasure.  Harold, Joy, and Ren. posted by Ren at 8:19 PM |
ATTEND THE TALE OF... Ren Robles. Male. 24. Filipino. Professional theater actor. Proud blueREPper, Koine actor, and now Rep actor as well.
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