~ REALLY PRODUCTIVE FORREST ~
Really productive and long rehearsal tonight. We got a lot done and have made some great progress.
However, tonight was one of those night where I felt like I didn't say enough, and when I did it was stupid. Downright dumb, stupid and dorky.
I ALSO got slammed with yet another set of lines - iow - assigned yet another character to play. Now, again - I NEVER thought as an actress I'd be complaining about "too many lines" but when I'm already in at least 97% of them - and having 4 - count them 4 babies on stage. . . . I'd think you'd cater to not overloading that actress to the point of mental explosion ! ?
Well, at the risk of full-fledged bitching right now I'l just say Yadda-yadda-yadda and Blah-blah-blah - I spoke up when asked if wasn't happy and said "No, I'm not." There was some tense conversation but friendly. . . and in the end I got what I wanted - a part in the scene that doesn't really have lines to remember but is just there. It was all fine and whatnot but I did end up feeling like I had made a huge stink...I felt like "I" had been the overly dramatic one. . . when in reality it was Hip Kitty a while back - and at more than one occasion.
And the moral of this story? Hip Kitty always - always comes out smelling like a new rose no matter what. ALWAYS. It sucks, but tis the truth.
Oh well, I guess I can't focus on this and worry about it. I sounded stupid - so what? I talked too much or threw a well-restrained fit - so what? I am a pro and am conducting myself as such - I've been off book a while and am trying to perfect and polish the character. I show up - EVERY TIME I am supposed to be there. (Yes, Hip Kitty WAS due back at rehearsal on Saturday, but something undisclosed happened & she won't be back until tomorrow or Tuesday)
Well, in the words of Mr. Gump - ". . . and that's all I have to say about thaaat. "
However, tonight was one of those night where I felt like I didn't say enough, and when I did it was stupid. Downright dumb, stupid and dorky.
I ALSO got slammed with yet another set of lines - iow - assigned yet another character to play. Now, again - I NEVER thought as an actress I'd be complaining about "too many lines" but when I'm already in at least 97% of them - and having 4 - count them 4 babies on stage. . . . I'd think you'd cater to not overloading that actress to the point of mental explosion ! ?
Well, at the risk of full-fledged bitching right now I'l just say Yadda-yadda-yadda and Blah-blah-blah - I spoke up when asked if wasn't happy and said "No, I'm not." There was some tense conversation but friendly. . . and in the end I got what I wanted - a part in the scene that doesn't really have lines to remember but is just there. It was all fine and whatnot but I did end up feeling like I had made a huge stink...I felt like "I" had been the overly dramatic one. . . when in reality it was Hip Kitty a while back - and at more than one occasion.
And the moral of this story? Hip Kitty always - always comes out smelling like a new rose no matter what. ALWAYS. It sucks, but tis the truth.
Oh well, I guess I can't focus on this and worry about it. I sounded stupid - so what? I talked too much or threw a well-restrained fit - so what? I am a pro and am conducting myself as such - I've been off book a while and am trying to perfect and polish the character. I show up - EVERY TIME I am supposed to be there. (Yes, Hip Kitty WAS due back at rehearsal on Saturday, but something undisclosed happened & she won't be back until tomorrow or Tuesday)
Well, in the words of Mr. Gump - ". . . and that's all I have to say about thaaat. "