Someday There Will Be Cut-Aways & Wonderful Plays

Waiting on the rain.
Darts and dings of water all morning,
taking its sweet time en route to sea.
The sky's a grey cool pool
when all I want is crystal blue & sun.
Hoping to get in the additional Elm Bank cut-aways
this afternoon.
Just Stu & me & camera...
more for my own version of "Water & Wood" music vid
(shhh...don't tell)
some more majestic scenery-scape
which the HVX captures oh-so-well.

Tomorrow we re-shoot Annette's performance
in triplicate--maroon backdrop, greenscreen, &
water diorama.
A few cut-aways of bridge, willow, & running water too.
Should be a pretty full day.
Rather grab the Elm Bank footage today;
it'll only take a couple hours but it'll save the rushing about.
And did I mention it's more for me than she?
(shhh...don't tell)

Rehearsal #1 last night for "Cinema Tickets",
a VERY short play I'm directing for Improv Boston's
Short Play Night on the 23rd.
The sextet of us met @ MIT,
in the most Frank Gehry of buildings.
We had a room & study lobby to ourselves,
a few student walk-by's but @ 7PM on a Friday,
w/ the Yankees in town no less,
there was little stop-and-gawk.

I kept it loose. Threw a lot of improv into it,
ran it w/ constant change-up...
everyone keeping up & on their toes for the 2 hours.
I'm very fortunate-- a great bunch of actors:
Adam, SerahRose, George, Pardis, & JJ.
All taking their time for this silly little thing.
SerahRose driving down from New Hampshire,
JJ taking the T in from Dorchester.
I did my best to keep 'em busy,
utilizing the time through warm-ups
(my God...when was the last time I did a count-out?)
and read-thru & basic walk/block w/ sides.
Some good bits of business came up.
My job to recognize & incorporate...
but not get too elaborate. No Cormey over-think,
thank you.

I'll E-M/call actors this week w/ notes.
We meet again for 2nd & final rehearsal next Saturday.
Longer chunk of time to just drill & fill it.
It'll be good. Just let the actors do their jobs.
KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid!