1st week

So tomorrow is day 5 of rehearsal. Only 12 to go?!

So far...I've watched the show 4 times--twice in the sound booth where it's dark but actors can watch the show while taking notes, etc; I've gotten to know some of the cast, I'm through 5 of the 8 Pimsleur beginner Italian lessons, "Molto bene no?", I've got most of the blocking for the show written down, and I've worked through Act I blocking for a few hours with Laura as Clara and Diane (swing for Margaret/Signora/a few other characters) in a rehearsal room downstairs.

I've also had a meeting with Bart to discuss Fabrizio. That was great. We talked about him being like Romeo...off balance, love sick, passionate, troubled...Italian!

One thing is though--I've yet to have much time to really live this character out. It's one thing to do the paperwork and work things out in my head, but it's getting this character in my body that's the most important thing. But with only one rehearsal with Laura and Thom before a 4 hour work through this Friday with the understudies (AH! that's 3 days away!) I'm worried...

I talked about it with Joan and she had a great idea...
When watching the show, watch it as Fabrizio. Don't worry so much about the staging but rather, try to find my emotional map for this character...start really FEELing the show in my heart and my body. That way I'll know what I'm feeling and what I'm having trouble with so I can go home and work on my emotional preparations for each scene, etc; GREAT IDEA JOAN!

So that's what I'm gonna do.

I've got a hair cut tomorrow for the publicity photo shoot (later this week) and my first session with Ralph our dialect coach tomorrow as well as my last chance to hop on stage and walk through some staging with Thom and Laura before Friday.

It's crazy. But I'm so excited to go work tomorrow. Another day closer to being a true Naccarelli :)