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fandomtownies2011-11-23 11:24 am
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The Boards, Wednesday Evening [Rehearsal]
Troy was... perhaps a little bouncy today, yes, upon arriving at the Boards -- which he really needed to get around to moving into, now that the renovations were finished. But that could wait.
Because it was time for REHEARSALS!
There were pitchers of ice water set up on a table at the side of the stage, and a notebook and pencil for each member of the cast; Troy was up on stage this time, rather than in the audience, ready to work with his cast.
His cast. How awesome was that?
Because it was time for REHEARSALS!
There were pitchers of ice water set up on a table at the side of the stage, and a notebook and pencil for each member of the cast; Troy was up on stage this time, rather than in the audience, ready to work with his cast.
His cast. How awesome was that?
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"Maybe I am a little nuts. I am working in the theatre, after all," Jono pointed out, shrugging as if that was the most natural thing in the world. "And yes, there's always something in the middle. What about a duet? Would that work for you?"
He had to admit, he was still a bit iffy about the prospect of pairing her off with anybody. She'd said up-front at auditions that she didn't want to be here, and if she was going to try to coast through this with zero effort, he didn't want to potentially punish a singing partner by sticking them with someone who had given a fairly good indication that she had no interest in putting any sort of effort into her performance.
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"Look, seriously. I'll do whatever you think is best and I'll work my butt off to give you what you want. If you don't think my voice'll screw up somebody else's thing I can do a duet. If you'd rather have me on my own so I don't do that, I can. I had to do this sort of thing back ho- " She cut herself off and swallowed hard. "back where I grew up, so I'm not scared to do it. Just after a while you get tired of being told how bad - Anyway..."
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"Mercy, you made it into the production because Troy and I both agree that you have some modicum of potential. If we didn't think you could be worked with, you would not be here. I will tell nobody how bad they are. What I will do is tell you where you have room for improvement, and I will expect you to listen to me when I do so, and then put forth your best effort to improve. Do you suppose you can do that for me, luv?"
Jono's experience with self-esteem issues mostly boiled down to 'so, fix it.' He wasn't going to hand out any bum-patting today.
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Instead, she just nodded. "I can."
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"Good. Carol of the Bells." He pulled out the sheet music from his clipboard and held it out to her. "Learn it. If it's too high, we'll pull you down an octave. Can you twig that?"
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She looked at him a little uncertainly. "Not just from the sheet music, but if somebody plays it for me and I can tape it or something."
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"We'll pull it up on Youtube, if that'll help," Jono replied, shrugging. "It's a choral piece. It starts with one person leading, and then others chiming in alongside the main voice in a round. Simple, repetitive, and when it works, gorgeous."
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