Kingly

First dress rehearsal is tomorrow night with opening night on Thursday. Last night we were supposed to do a full run-through--25 actors crammed into a tiny dance studio on the second floor of some leaning building in the West Village. But we couldn't.

Because, for the third time since hitting the "home stretch", the actor playing Kingly was out sick.

Yeah. How do you rehearse Kingly the 2 without a Kingly the 2? Well...you...can't.

So we just ran through a couple of scenes instead. Then I went home and played video games.

Today I'm off from Nofriendoland. I'm going to inquire about a part-time proofreading job for some...something place.

Oh yeah. That guy who's the actor/assistant director/note-giver said something yesterday that made me laugh.

While our director was giving notes, he leaned over to the girl playing Miss Queenly. Remember, this actress' interpretation of "weepy" means stamping her feet and yelling at everybody--almost exactly how you'd imagine someone playing the Queen of Hearts.

(Example:

Advisorly the Guy: Dispair not madam.

Miss Queenly: I WILL DISPAIR! WHO SHALL HINDER ME?!)

The guy says to Miss Queenly,

"It is SO cool that you have access to that 'dark place'. Most actors don't. But the way you're able to tap in to that really dark part of you is SO POWERFUL. It's freakin' AMAZING. Most actors can't do that."

HA!

Yep. That still makes me laugh.