"Our Town" Dress Rehearsal

Today we had our first dress rehearsal for "Our Town". We have one more (on Tues. Nov. 12th) before opening night on Thursday, November 14th. Although my lines have been painful to learn, and the character work has been difficult, I'm really going to miss this show. We've all worked very hard to get to where we are. Today, during rehearsal, we had one or two mistakes throughout the entire play, which is definitely a record. No one talked backstage and we all got into character with the help of our amazing costumes and makeup. It's the first time everyone has been in full makeup and costume, and it was wonderful. We were all truly able to connect with out characters and bring out the best in them. 

Plays are a LOT of hard work and take a lot of dedication, but once every actor understands and fully becomes every character, it's a beautiful thing. What I love most about plays, is how two weeks before opening night, none of us are sure we can do it. We're all nervous and anxious, wondering if we can really pull it off. We constantly doubt ourselves. I have been in several performances at ISK, and somehow, we ALWAYS manage to get ourselves together in order to perform several nights of great shows for our wonderful audiences. The hardest part, after learning all of my lines, is delivering them with sincerity and honesty. It's hard to deliver a line without truly knowing your character, so that's job 1 - know your character. Job two - learn your lines. Job 3 - understand why and how your characters says those lines. Job 4 - let your character take you over. Job 5 - put on an amazing performance.