A Long Walk To Forever #1

First rehearsal of Forever went very well. It was thrilling as a director to finally get their scripts in their hands, and to hear it out loud for the first time with my actual cast!! I was impressed already, with how they handled the language. Articulately, accurately, easily even. Very exciting. We read through about twice, and mostly discussed. I came up with a few notes to leave them to work with, mostly character based stuff. It was harder than I thought to stay away from adjectives, and give situational based directions. Sometimes it was hard to come up with! I said a few things, like “Remember the history of your relationship, and let it show in the way you interact with each other” rather than “act more like your married.” Or “make her want to come with you, charm her! Do what you have to do.” Rather than “Be more charming and boyish, be more mischievous.” It will get easier, especially as I get to know my cast as actors. It’s surprisingly intimidating, something I didn’t expect. But it’s still very fun, I just need more practice, as they do rehearsal. One down, many to go.