You might remember that for Pretty Theft, Adam Szymkowicz shared some pages of scenes that were cut from the final version, or as he memorably dubbed them, Darlings That Had To Die. I now share one such Darling of my own, an end of act 1 monologue that needed to die, though I loved it…
In order to persuade you to see our show (and see it early – preview tonight!), I offer you this sonnet penned in earnest from the weary workings of a tech-strained brain: So you say you’re going to see our show–Thanks! We know the demands on your attentionAre great – TV, films, books, not to…
We’re in tech and two weeks have past since my last rehearsal report. Here’s what I’ve learned and been thinking about: -The Golden Thread: I’ve always liked this phrase from Steppenwolf, though I’m repurposing it considerably here. The continuity of the audience’s attention, that golden thread, is never unbroken even in the best play; but…
I will try to talk about decoherence, a quantum process, without falling into incoherence, because I think that this process is connected to how our play The Lesser Seductions of History works. (Two caveats: posts like this are hindsight peaks under the hood of a process that is mysterious to me as it instinctually happens;…
Readers of this blog will know I am an avid amateur of science, and unfortunately prone to drawing metaphorical conclusions from theoretical progress. This post will be no exception. Listening to VS Ramachandran’s 2007 TED lecture on what 3 unique kinds of brain damage reveal about the mind, I was especially struck by his work…
Well, a lot has happened since our last rehearsal report. The biggest news is that we needed to replace our extradordinary Martha, DeWanda Wise. Though DeWanda had to drop the show, we all still adore her and look forward to working with her at every opportunity. Those of you who saw her in Volleygirls or…
Take a second to recover from that pretentious post title, and then take a few more seconds to consider that search engines and social media both represent shifts in how we acquire knowledge, and as such, create new models for how we experience story. Still there? The reason I’ve been thinking about this is because…
The observant of you readers may have already noticed, but Flux has begun tweeting about The Lesser Seductions of History. Along with the blog, this is our way of opening up our rehearsal process to you. The tweets take two forms: @LesserSedux I’m posting moments of clarity and hilarity in the rehearsal process as they…
Monday 10.5.09 Another good rehearsal. I really appreciate that we start the reheasals with a discussion of what may have happened to the characters between the years that are not written in the script. It really helps me to connect not only with my character, Marie, but the other characters as well. Also Heather goes…
Tiffany here,Flux has started rehearsals for Lesser Seductions. Friday night I was really anxious and excited for the rehearsal process to finally begin. A rehearsal process for me is a chance for me to grow as an actor and sometimes as a person. It is really exciting to me that all Flux members are involved…
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