The morning smells of Los Angeles. Odd how smells trigger memories. Odder still that after more than 30 years in the East, and a good many years since I've even visited LA, I should suddenly start smelling the cool, misty, eucalyptus-pungent mornings that I remember there. But several times over the past year, I have stepped outside, taken a breath, and been flooded with memories. I was even moved one Sunday to research apartments online. (What does this mean?)
Had the first read-through on the play J.B. and got a look at the cast. Only one is a familiar face to me, and unlike The British Players cast, where it was all one happy family, only the principals seem to know each other here, so there will be a process for everyone of warming up and learning to work with different personalities. Some of the concepts director Rip Claassen has in mind for staging the play are very exciting, and my role, though small, is not insignificant. I was glad of that. It's my first time working for The American Century Theater. Much to learn.
You can get a lot out of just reading through a script with the assembled cast - things you don't hear in just silently reading the lines on the page. I participated in a script reading in Baltimore last month at Ken Arnold's Studio Boh. Mike Morucci, who is a very talented writer, had penned a script for the ABC-TV series Castle and wanted to hear it read by actors before sending it in to ABC for a shot at a writing fellowship. It was a terrific script, tightly written and funny. He has a great feel for the characters. I got to play Martha Rodgers, which was a hoot. Actress Susan Sullivan, who plays Martha on the series, does a great job in that role so I consider it a compliment that Morucci said I so captured Susan's voice that he thought she was in the room. (Ha!) I like comedy. Wish I could do more of it.
So, this week I put my J.B. scenes on audio tape so I can get off book as quickly as possible. Only one day of rehearsal for me, but next week I imagine the days will start to build.
Had the first read-through on the play J.B. and got a look at the cast. Only one is a familiar face to me, and unlike The British Players cast, where it was all one happy family, only the principals seem to know each other here, so there will be a process for everyone of warming up and learning to work with different personalities. Some of the concepts director Rip Claassen has in mind for staging the play are very exciting, and my role, though small, is not insignificant. I was glad of that. It's my first time working for The American Century Theater. Much to learn.
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| Reading through a TV script for "Castle" at Studio Boh in Baltimore. I'm on the far left. |
So, this week I put my J.B. scenes on audio tape so I can get off book as quickly as possible. Only one day of rehearsal for me, but next week I imagine the days will start to build.
I just stumbled upon this post! Your kindness is only surpassed by your talent. And critical eye. ;-) Thank you so much, Kathryn!
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