Still Learning!

Wow...so now I have fully taken on the 5th character in my show. I am a little more nervous about this whole thing now. Thankfully I have some amazing support. I have now decided to make this character quite abstract: she moves to words instead of music. Doing something like this is so terrifying to me because it is so different and stretches so many boundaries. Last night was the first time I actually put it up on my feet (with the help of a great friend and mentor). Baby steps...move to her voice to begin with, just to get used to the idea of moving with no music. To be honest...I felt like I was in and amongst my own nightmares. But it did inspire me to change my script a little and make it more like beat poetry than just a regular old monologue. Who wouldda thought I'd end up doing ANYTHING like this? Not me that's for sure. Life sure has a way of surprising you! Probably the 2 hardest classes for me were movement and performance creation, and now I have stepped up to the plate to actually attempt them both in combination in front of an audience! I am hoping to spend 5-6 hours by myself on this character before I attempt to bring it into the rest of the cast. Tuesday is a HUGE day. My former instructor (now mentor) Jamie Popoff will be coming to observe rehearsal and give his feedback. This is really territory he is familiar with so it will help us to see what is working, what isn't and what could. Time is flying by. Thankfully I have the next week to concentrate pretty much solely on the show (with the exception of looking after the boys), as I don't work at the cafe until Wednesday. Thursday we jump into the theatre where we can really start to shape things the way we want them to be seen. My friend Peter will be helping me out with lights and sound as well as set. Hopefully Kyla will be able to come too so she can be a part of it. I know it seems crazy that right near the end of rehearsals I am going away for 10 days, but I think I will really need it. As soon as I get back it's crunch time as Dress Rehearsal will only be a few days away with the show going up in 1 week. I am still pumped about the rest of the process though scared out of my mind when it comes to me personally being completely vulnerable and breaking through the box I have built for myself. Thank God for GRACE!