Forbidden Phoenix - Okay, now I'm nervous
So, Ron, my director has this brainstorm today after we watched the second act stumble through. It's obvious from the performances that we need time to just clean up stuff and make sure that the actions are grounded. So, instead of trying to rehearse the first act this week, we're going to do a little storytelling exercise, where a narrator hits the highlights of what happens in the first act up to the last two scenes of the first act, and then the actors will start performing. While the narrator tells the story, the actors will form little tableaus and spice in some dialogue in sections to give the first act some life and the narrator something to set up.
Who is that narrator going to be? Me... agggghhhhhh! I'm okay talking in public when I'm just telling my stories and I don't have to worry about other performers waiting on my cue. I tend to talk around a subject and sometimes I'll detour in the middle of a talk because I have a whim to go off somewhere else in my talk. Now, I have to be on point and give cues to other people. Pressure? Yes! Afraid? Definitely. Will I do it? Of course. What other choice do I have? Although, if there are any Marty Chan lookalikes reading this blog, please let me know.