The Boards - Thursday, 6/2 - REHEARSAL!

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

Today, the chairs were set up for everyone, all in a circle around a couple of tables pushed together. Geoffrey was looking pleased, if a little manic, and clutched his coffee with the kind of fervor usually reserved for knights heading into battle.

"Today, we start rehearsals, of course. Some of you have been here before, and some of you haven't. Some of you know what you're in for, but most of you don't. So let me lay it on the line right now:

"Point 1: while I might have quite a lot of experience with madness, I am mentally equipped to handle being the director. Point 2: I am the director, this is my theatre, and if I say 'go get a muffin', go get a muffin."

Which could mean any number of things, of course, from 'good! go reward yourself' to 'get the hell out of my sight, you philistine, before I start strangling you in lieu of water fowl'.

"We're doing The Scottish Play," and he glanced around to see if there were any reactions, "which, while very difficult to stage effectively, is still a worthwhile and stirring piece of art. Treat it like anything else and I will personally eject you from the theatre. With my boot.

"You might have heard some things about this play. I'm going to tell you they're ridiculous. It's a play. The power it holds has nothing to do with 'curses' or bad luck and everything to do with the lesson it has to teach us and the things which we, as actors, will help the audience see on this stage and in themselves."

He looked around one more time.

"All right, sit. We're doing readthrough today."

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Comments

You here?

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

Give a shout!

Re: You here?

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

Prince Edward!

Mingle

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

Catering by Thropp-Tigelaar, totally moddable (including those cookies from last night), and a little more lavish than usual as someone was very thankful that Geoffrey had watched their dog while they were in Oz.

Re: Mingle

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

"Oooh, cookies!" Edward took two.

Re: Mingle

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan nibbled on a muffin and hoped it didn't contain aphrodisiacs.

Re: Mingle

[bitten_notshy]

Jack selected a good handful of cookies and a bit of fruit, then stood back to watch the group gather.

Re: Mingle

[glacial_queen]

Excellent! Food she didn't have to cook herself. Karla kind of loved that about the island--there were so many people willing to feed her. And take out? Best. Invention. Ever.

Re: Mingle

[ancientbschamp.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, baked goods! Gabrielle was a sucker for baked goods, and found some of that banana nut bread she'd taken such a liking to.

Mmmmm. She'd be over here chowing down for a while.

Re: Mingle

[endsthegame]

Ender took some cookies - it wasn't like he cared much about the taste - and looked around, observing the other 'actors' as they went about their business.

Re: Mingle

[puppy_fair]

Zack was so there for the mingling, even if he wasn't an actor.

Backstage was an important job, dang it! Even if he mostly had no idea what he was doing.

Oh, cookies!

Re: Mingle

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Yaaay, muffins! Some things were always dependable. Sugar plus acting equaled rush!

Re: Mingle

[veryverypopular.livejournal.com]

Glinda took a muffin and some fruit, and sat down to observe the goings-on.

Re: Mingle

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

After his strange and somewhat alarming conversation with Geoffrey, Kenshin wandered over to, as instructed, get something to drink.

Don't mind the bug-eyed expression; odds are good he'll be stuck like that for a while.

Re: Mingle

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack grabbed a handful of cookies and looked around at everyone else involved with The Scottish Play.

Re: Mingle

[lovemykilt]

Priestly totally wasn't late even if his mun might be.

He's just over here, distracted by muffins. . . .

Re: Mingle

[magdaofslovenia.livejournal.com]

Sophie was trying not to be either appalled or amused at how many of her students were in the production... and that there seemed to be only, perhaps, two other adults present. She'd promised. Professional, professional.... Oh. Muffins. That was nice.

Re: Mingle

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Yay cookies! Robin took two and then looked for his friends.

Re: Mingle

[likeabeachball.livejournal.com]

Vince was too happy to nosh on someone else's expense. Mmmm, cookies.

Readthrough

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

Everyone sits in a circle and just goes through the play. This would be a good spot to go 'hey, my role does WHAT?' or 'I get killed how!' or that kind of blatant, plotbased/characterbased boggle.
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Re: Readthrough

[bitten_notshy]

Jack had read the play a few years before -- just long enough that he needed to page through it carefully to find Marshall's scenes. He skimmed the play as he waited for the readthrough to begin.

Re: Readthrough

[glacial_queen]

Karla had finished reading the play just last week, so she was pretty set to play lady MacFinlay. Still, it was good to page through it again and really focus on her part. Also, she needed to polish her rant on Lord Shakespeare's misapprehensions about witches.

Re: Readthrough

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

Edward had not yet read the play. Which meant he did not yet know his character was to be murdered.

The play lay upon his lap as he looked from one person to the next, smiling wide.

Ahhh, lovely! He was in a play!

Still... everyone seemed to be looking at it, so he did as well.

"Ah, I am a king! Excellent!"

Stage Manager

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

The fantastic Tony! When he pings in.

Re: Stage Manager

[wantstodirect]

Tony's here! Munching a muffin and being amused by the actors. Geoffrey would have his hands full for this show.

Geoffrey

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

The always-interesting-to-watch Geoffrey.

...all right, he was just sort of sitting there but poke him with a turkey baster! I dare you!

Re: Geoffrey

[veryverypopular.livejournal.com]

To Glinda, the center aisle made a perfectly good warpath. "I do hope you think you're being funny, and not just terribly sarcastic," she said, as soon as she was in earshot.

And if she'd had a turkey baster, he may very well have been prodded with it. For now, though, he should probably worry about her wand.

OOC

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

Any questions, feel free to ask. I'm also on AIM, blueberryashur for those who'd rather do that.

Re: OOC

[bitten_notshy]

*pokes with a turkey baster*