[gathering] the mousetrap opening

[howmanylives]

With the stage all but unusable during the Island's magical winter, a fact that Jamie had anticipated the moment he'd decided to hold the performance in late December months ago, Tabula Rasa's production of The Mousetrap was slated to have its first (and only) showing in the transformed gymnasium of the Rec Center. The Seussian quality of the

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[lonewolflives]

She was regretting not auditioning, a little. Part of the reason she hadn't had been difficulty finding a contemporary monologue she was happy with -- and what did that mean, anyway, contemporary for who? -- and part of had been that after a glance at the available parts nothing had seemed appropriate, so why bother?

She'd never heard the concept or the expression of putting oneself on tape, but the idea of it was nagging at her, a little. Besides, there was always space for unconventional casting.

Next time, she decided, because as much as she'd enjoyed the fresh experience of watching from the audience, as much as it had been good, it just wasn't the same if you weren't in the middle of it.

[dishabille_mal]

Maladicta had de-costumed and slipped back into her usual trousers and white workshirt ensemble, which was neither more feminine nor masculine, really, then what she'd been wearing on-stage.

"What did you think?"

[lonewolflives]

"It's kind of weird to see people on stage talking more like most people," she said, thoughtfully, putting her hands behind her and leaning backwards. "You were good. Nice accent."

She did her best take on that accent with the last two words, succeeding mostly in sounding like she had a mouthful of syrup.

[dishabille_mal]

Maladicta grinned a little.

"Perhaps ve vill vork on your ecksent, if you vish. It is second nature for me since I did not originally speak zis langvage, and though there is little reasonf or such a skill here, it could be fun, neverzeless."

[lonewolflives]

Arya grinned back. "I veesh. Vissh. I vish," she said, edging closer to the correct sound. She had good ears. "You manage Shakespeare, and your first language wasn't even zis langvage?"