More and more, it looks like we actually have a piece on our hands. At some level, it's out of our control. We taught the cast the techniques we wanted them to know and generated ideas and content with them through improvisation and other exercises, and based on their strengths and interests, stuff comes out, and we make sense of it. It's surprising to me how subtle the piece is. I don't know if it will read over video at all. I'm also not sure if it will "work," at some level. On the other hand, I enjoy watching it (we'll do a run through on Monday, and hopefully have all the pieces completely together by then or Tuesday. We have a practice scheduled for Wednesday day, too, before the evening performance). I find it both funny and affecting. And though there are parts that are clearly influenced (or derivative) from other performances, I don't think I've ever seen anything exactly like what we are doing. Maybe it's the smallness of the piece--our actors are at their best when they do very subtle things. Anyway, I'm excited to see how it all turns out.
We have a day off (our last) tomorrow. Today is my last Saturday.
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