Less Then 24 Hours Till Opening
Hmmm. I feel pretty numb. I love the cast, I personally love the play, and most of all, I love my part. I think every actor in this production is pretty damn solid. It's weird. There's so much chemistry on stage that I feel with each actor and yet the cast has not bonded on a social level outside the theater much. It could be a good thing in a way because of how each character relates to one another within the story. There is no tight bond (other than blood or marriage) between any of the characters.
90% of a great performance is attributed to confidence. Saying each line, committing each action on stage with utter confidence and conviction in what you are doing I believe is the root to a good performance. Beyond that has to do with your own personal work on the your own charcter. Once you've done enough work on your character and how he/she fits into the scope of the play, and then once you've had all your lines and actions within the play committed to your absolute deepest psyche, than you will deliver with confidence and conviction. But it can be a catch 22 for someone as neurotic as myself (neurotic in the most charming sense of the word). Once I hear or FEEL the response from the audience, then the confidence takes over and I am as relaxed on stage as I am in my own apartment. But, then again, I might not get that response if I don't have the confidence to begin with before I walk out on stage. There in lies the rub. So, F-CK it! It's time to relax and play part as best I could and not care one iota what the audience, critic, or industry professional think. It's about me and having a good time for me.
So that said, if you like it, great, and if you don't, I'll find the nearest manhole that I can crawl into and have myself a good ol' cry.


Comments
Way to go guy...have a great time and remember why you love acting...seeing guys like you give me faith not to give up on the acting world!
Posted by: Joshua | February 7, 2006 4:27 PM