tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64138443971281738032024-02-20T07:08:37.002-08:00Frontstage BackstageThis blog records the adventures and happenings of my summer open air tour of 'Pride and Prejudice' 2011. Come behind the scenes and experience the spotlight as I travel around England to many a splendid country house and garden...Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445301437926850146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413844397128173803.post-4535405705652967572011-06-01T14:41:00.000-07:002011-06-01T14:58:48.522-07:00Lesson 1I am sure there will be many lessons I will learn this summer. But the first lesson I have learnt is that rehearsing outdoors + bright sunny days = <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sun burnt</span> face. Factor 50 tomorrow, I promise. I really don't think the weathered tomato look suits a play such as Pride and Prejudice. <div><br /></div><div>Despite feeling a little ill, rehearsals are going well. At the moment we are just trying to find the truth behind the words. It is easy for the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dialogue</span> to sound mannered and put on. Of course the emotions shown are restraint within this social class but they are still bubbling away under the surface.</div><div><br /></div><div>Time for some line learning and Aloe Vera application methinks...</div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445301437926850146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413844397128173803.post-73545227291661634232011-05-30T13:39:00.000-07:002011-05-30T13:54:11.046-07:00First day of rehearsals today. Very exciting. Jane Austin's work is much more complex and challenging than it first appears. It is such a interesting period of history, especially for women, poor things. A good marriage meant literally everything for a girl, and if you happen to be in love with the man (of which there is a slim chance) you really were very lucky. Scary to think that at my ripe old age of 26 I would practically be a spinster and pretty much left of the shelf!<div><br /></div><div>I will be be playing Jane, Lydia and Charlotte. Three completely different women, with very different outlooks on life and love. It's going to be a lot of fun...</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, we are rehearsing outdoors, which I only found out last night... really should have packed a few more jumpers and maybe a waterproof, I mean it is only the 30th May, of course we would not expect anything so outrageous as Sunshine!</div><div><br /></div><div>Using word's like outrageous, oh dear I can already feel the language taking hold... I am going to end up speaking like a haughty little poppet all summer aren't I.</div><div><br /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445301437926850146noreply@blogger.com1