I was so busy memorizing that I almost forgot to blog. I now see why non actors are always so impressed with memorization. It truly is hard. What a lovely day of rehearsing and teching. So nice to have this team of amazing people around me. I was joking as The Countess today: “Not only did I donate to the poor. I brought some artists in Brooklyn together.” Imagine that in a Hungarian accent. The blocking played itself out today with some beautiful insights from Rosalie. Emma did a wonderful job with the lighting. Especially considering we are turning the space around. Our versatile set piece is being worked into our production. The costume arrived and I do feel like royalty. And insane (in a good way). Nice to also feel the support of our dramaturg, Jen-Scott Mobley, and her excitement around the script. She gave me a lovely compliment that this script could be done by somebody else too. Now, I retire to bed and have six hours of rehearsal tomorrow. The last song basically needs choreography. But, it is one of the first ideas that ever came to me when I started this piece. So, I think it, too, will play itself out. My jaw hurts from moving it in a different way than normal. Three and a half pages memorized; three and a half to go. My eyes are closing. End scene.
