I play Oba San, the deaf Japanese grandma in this scene. For those of you who don't know it, Oba San means Grandma in Japanese.
Most of the players in this scene couldn't come. I might have been irritated with this, but I got to step in and do other parts and they are fun ones. I met two of the people I'll be in the scene with--Nelson, who plays Master Sato, and Dane, who is 'The Mastermind/Client." They are both good actors and nice men.
I discovered I have a Japanese accent that isn't half bad. I get to do some fun physical stuff. I get to wear an amazingly cool costume. And I don't have many lines to memorize. All good.
My worries? There are lots of special effects in this scene and I'm super hoping they go well. We have very little final rehearsal time and I'm hoping these plans pan out. It won't affect me, but it will make the scene suck. And I'm in that scene, so it may be embarrassing.
I like the director, who also wrote the show. She used to kind of intimidate me as she's somewhat unreadable. But I found a lot I liked about her and decided that I hoped she found some things in me she liked, too. She cast me, and gave me some excellent suggestions about the scene last night, so I am feeling excited and peaceful at the same time. These are good things to feel.
Sorry for the shortness of the blog, dear readers. I just don't have much more to say about last night's rehearsal!
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