Today we finished the discussion/table work on Streetcar and actually started staging the first scene of the play. I, having been a big fan of New Rep shows long before I began my involvement with the theatre, found it so interesting to see how these actors and this director worked together to create the blocking and stage business for these first specific moments of the play. It is such a combination of Rick's suggestions, the actors' own organic choices, the actors' chemistry together in the moment, and the playwright's already written-in stage directions. And that was only the first several pages!
Another thing to mention about the table work process with everyone: these are such fun people! I won't go into dirty detail about some of the hilarious stories that made certain people teary from laughing so hard, but I love the way that we can be uninhibited together (important for good collaboration anyway) but also really get down to business and learn a lot and do good work.
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