And we're back!

DAY EIGHT

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

The ensemble returned today after a nice, week-long spring break ready for another intensive day. The actors all had time to gather both written and recorded interviews in regards of power. These interviews will be used not only in the rehearsal process but also in the dramaturgical process (the writing and plot structure of our piece). Our day started with a check in and chance for all of the actors to catch up with each other and get a feel where the ensemble was at in terms of energy and emotion. 

The actors got another chance to study each others' image boards and masks, an important step in really understanding all of these very unique and already complex characters. We hope to have these boards on display before and after each show so the audience can experience the type of work we did to create this production. 

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It was then time to get back into mask and awaken their characters that they hadn't been able to play with in a week. Revisiting sound and movement was an important part of restarting our process. As our characters start to get to know each other and establish relationships our piece, which will revolve around themes of power, is starting to take shape. While still very early in the creative process, it is amazing to see how much has already been created. 

An important task that we started today was the individual character interviews. Each character will receive the chance to be interviewed by Kali and the entire ensemble. While long, this process is extremely important. It allows for every character to be well introduced and, as reoccurring themes and story lines appear, we start to have material to design a story around. We will be trying to get as many interviews done each day until every actor has a chance to be interviewed in character.

FOR MORE, CHECK OUT- From an Actor's Perspective: Character Interviews