I'm awake far too early today!

[deannebott]

We began Top Girls on Tuesday and i'm amazed at how quickly things have developed. We were all cast on wednesday and we've 'cracked open' most scenes. Joan has anecdotes coming out of her ears and i think we'd save at least two hours every day if she didn't tell us stories about EVERYTHING! But it's going well and in some ways the atmosphere is much more relaxed than it was with Master and Margarita - i always felt like i was trying to prove something in that play. But here, Joan knows us, and has seen us acting lots of times so it's ok when she pushes us because she knows what our weaknesses and strengths are. Hmmmmm. Am i making sense?! I know what i mean anyway! Our last reflection on Practice session for M+M was last night and it was just about digging up everything we did wrong, it was quite weird. I didn't like it at all. Twas an amazing experience to work with David but it's good to be moving on and thinking about what i can do right from the beginning in this new play. I have to speak with a northern accent which is quite exciting but a wee bit challenging but that's good, i need a challenge that isn't based upon a historical man who has naturalistic words but needs to be played expressionisticly! Eeeeeek, i am ranting this morning. Mis-judged time today as well and have ages before i need to climb the hill. how strange.

9 days til i go home, I CAN'T WAIT!!!