We've done the same show four times in a row this week, and it's definitely a dramatic shift between what I've become used to. During the week we have special preformances for groups who come to rent out the theatre, and they all happened to choose the same show to come see. It's hard as an actor, because the shows feel a bit stale by this point in the season anyway, but trying to stay focused is really hard when your on auto-pilot so much of the time.
One thing we've started to do in order to help with that is giving each other actor challenges. Usually it's simple stuff like adding certain physical movements to the show somewhere, or adding emphasis to certain lines so the cast can listen backstage and know that the actors on stage are paying attention.
The internet and cell service here is intermitent at best, but this week it's been practically non-existent. The internet cut out four times before I was able to post this blog, and I was using the desktop at work. Supposedly, it's being worked on, but I have the sneaking suspicion that it's just the reality of living in a town with 145 people. Usually I only have short ammounts of time to get on the internet at all, and it makes it diffuclt to stay in contact with the outside world when the internet cuts out several times before you can finish writing an e-mail. Oh well, only three weeks left in the summer!
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