Act 1

I am worried that we're not going to get enough rehearsal time on F2F, but I hope that we'll prevail regardless. Whereas I was hoping for 3 rehearsals per week, right now we're at ... uh ... one. But we're definitely not wasting our time!

So far Jimmy and Amanda not only have excellent instincts, but they know how to play off each other extremely well. Our first rehearsal (sometime last week) we didn't get too far -- about 15 pages in. But last night we not only tore through the rest of Act 1, but we were able to run the act in its entirety. And it looks good!

Granted, there is a little bit of luck in that 13 pages in Amanda is stuck on the couch, which makes blocking a wee bit easier, but just because it's a bit static doesn't mean there's no action. Just take a look at Nobody Knows I'm a Dog. 6 characters, NO movement, tons of action. Additionally, since the "downstairs" space is a veritable postage stamp, it'll come across not as static but intense. I'll take that.

So, no more rehearsals this week. Next week, we'll hit Act 2. It's a bit shorter, so we could very well get through it in one rehearsal, but I'm thinking 2. Then it's just a matter of polishing up the intent and characterizations ... and memorizing all those lines!!!