It's only real when It's dark...

I feel really terrible because I missed a day of posting. It's not my fault though, I was unable to find the internet. :) So, I guess I'll have to post for today and yesterday. woo hoo.
So today is also a murphy law day for me, if you don't already know. Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. That's Thursday.

Yesterday's talk on Shakespeare was fascinating. I can say that I learned more about the man yesterday than I have ever been taught before. I agree with Ian, teachers should definitley be shot. (BY RATCLiFFE because he has a gun now!) I think Ian is a fantastic teacher because he's so interesting to listen to and watch. I feel so blessed to be participating in this conservatory because I am learning so much! Who knew that each line had ten syllables? I certainly didn't (darn teachers).

Walking out the punctuation is not my favorite thing to do. I have done it before, yet I don't think it's ever been this hard! There are so many people and so many lines and you have to concentrate on where you are on the page and try not to continually get smacked in the face by someone.

My favorite part of the day was when we finally got on our feet and started blocking. This play is going to be so interesting! I get to run around and climb ladders and take my clothes off (<-ha...ha...). I was excited to see how Richard would be set up. I mean, isn't it kind of weird that their are ten Richards?? When I first realized that there would be so many, I felt my stomach drop. I couldn't stop thinking about all the failed plays and adaptation's I've seen. For instance, my old middle school put on War Of the Worlds...I have to say that that was the WEIRDEST thing have ever seen! It didn't make any sense! East Millbrook has a knack for putting on awful productions. However, I think our set up is fine. It makes so much more sense to me now.

Today: The whole frog, bird, frog, bird thing was hilarious. When we got to the part where we are supposed to describe how we are feeling in the form of a food...I get so stuck! I literally do not know how to translate my emotions into food...or furniture...Now, every morning, I swear, on the car ride to Burning Coal, I will probably be going over how I feel and running through all the possible categories that Ian might come up with. That way...I WILL BE READY!

I am really susceptible to being pummeled. Today when we were doing the photograph thing, I felt like I was being ran over. The Mental family portrait was hilarious. I loved Taylor's face and Alex's.

Three things to remember: Pack, React and oh crap...oh right!!! Want. I remember Mr. Hagen taught us these. I hope I'll be able to do this with my characters. I am pretty sure that Ratcliffe wants to kill. Brakenbury...I'm not sure what he wants yet. Dorset...wants to be a girl. Wooo. Dorset got his wish!! Once we get rid of the scripts, we'll definitley be able to react with the action going on in that scene. I find that's its really hard to keep your place on the stage and react at the same time. However, like in one scene, I can pretty much do whatever I want because I've only got one line and it's easy to remember.

I am so excited that Ratcliffe gets a gun. In reality, I hate guns. I despise them for certain reasons and usually I could care less if I had one or not. BUT RATCLiFFE ... is one of those creepy guys where you just have this impulse to be tough and scary and imposing.

I'd like to end this with an Oscar Wilde qoute that I found while doing research for my project.

"I regard theatre as the highest of all art forms, the most immediate way a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being."