It's like working with Stanley Kubrick

Well my rehearsals for the Vibrator play have begun. I must say that this is already quite the interesting experience. Our director is extremely demanding and has made it clear that he is going to push each and every one of us. He intimidates the hell out of me because he is very direct and very rough. He is very aware of what he wants and has a specific vision that he so meticulously wants to achieve.

At the beginning I dreaded having been cast in this but I quickly began to remind myself how much I've always wanted to work with amazing directors - who are & have been notorious for torturing their actors -such as Kubrick (RIP) and Lars Von Trier but who always have come out with an extraordinary product at the end of it all. So I've told myself to suck it up and just act like I'm working for Stanley Kubrick.

This director has given us the craziest exercises to warm up before rehearsing. Exercises that included crazy dances that are straight from tribal ceremonies and other stuff like that. When he gives us instructions he stops us and makes us do it 50 times until he sees what he wants. It doesn't matter how much time we spend on that one little thing. This has happened and we haven't even began with the blocking of the show! This has all been just with the warm up exercises! I also think he seems to have it out for me but not in a negative way, I've come to accept that he is only doing this and being rough with me in order to HELP ME bring the best of my talent. So I'm not going to bitch too much about it. I'm terrified of working with him but at the same time I can't help but feel excited.

Before I sign off from this blog, a little quick update on the return of my quad-helix/expander. It's back in. Thankfully this time it isn't bothering my tongue as much as it did the second time it was cemented in. I have noticed my gums and teeth extra sensitive since it was placed back in but I'm assuming that is just because of the teeth that were taken out. It's ok, though, the pain isn't anything I can't handle.

It's almost the end of the month which means the end of this blog. It still hasn't hit me yet.