We were all super tired today, so rehearsal started a little slow. We improved a couple of brother/sister scenes, and I'm always amazed at how into it they both get. Then we played "speaking of", a game they both hate. I tried to get them to think about letting the ideas really come to them and take over their whole body. I had them think about how the idea shows physically: eyes, face, body, breath... they were both tired, so this was tough for them, but eventually they caught on.
Then we moved on to script work, which went very, very well, in my opinion. They've really taken off with the script and made the characters their own. They know their lines and they know the blocking and both of them, but especially Eli, are really starting to justify the movements and really connect them to what they're saying. Something I really appreciate about both my actors is how well they take criticism. I tell them something, they take a second, think about it, and then really apply it to whatever they're doing. If they have a question, they don't hesitate to ask and if they are confused about anything at all, they tell me and I try my best to fix the problem. They're both so much fun to work with at all times during rehearsals and I'm excited to see where they take it from here.
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