Today’s rehearsal just ended–the cast was staging and then working through Act V, the play’s manic, creepy, hilarious climax. The actors, to my eye, seem a bit desperate, a bit terrified of the whirlpool Ibsen’s created; they’re holding on for dear life. The staging moved very quickly–Charlie has a a clearer and more complete list [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Blah blah blah–see you tomorrow!
Posted in Rehearsal, The Wild Duck on December 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Everything’s Pretty Much Already Been Invented
Posted in Rehearsal, The Wild Duck on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s First Rehearsal again. This one, The Wild Duck, is the show I’ve been waiting for since last February. The cast is outrageous — they’ve all worked at Court before, in some of our best shows (Hamlet, The Glass Menagerie, Carousel, Titus Andronicus). Jay Whittaker is back in town! It’s a smaller group than the [...]
