Sunny Santa Fe

Last night, during our first night of blocking, a dog ran through the open door and onto our stage, tail wagging and tongue flapping. Needless to say, this was an odd occurrence, but what was more odd was his insistence on sitting right on center stage without budging. The boys tried to drag him off, but he was very stubborn. Eventually they picked him up, dropped him outside, and the rest of the night was spent with him clawing at the door. 

Before this chaos, we got to work with our director, Larry, for the first real blocking practice. He's a smoker with gray hair who says "Dynamite" when things go well and is super organized. He even made a mini model for the stage, which is basically the Broadway design, two scaffolds and one table in the front. The difference in our version though that we discovered very early on into blocking is that there will be no recorded sounds. Everyone sound will be generated by the cast. 

For example: 

RINGGGGGGGGG

BEEEEEEEEEEEP

Leap of faith, Leap of faith, Leap of faith, Leap of faith

Bidi baahhhhh

I'm still trying to figure out if I find it obnoxious or ingenious. I guess we'll see! So far, we've blocked Rent, On the Street, Santa Fe, I'll Cover You, and Christmas Bells. It's all very temporary though because we don't have the scaffolds yet. 

Tonight, we will finally be learning what we've all been waiting for- the La Vie Boheme choreography. Yes, all that table slapping, finger snapping goodness that makes everyone want to get up and join in. I cannot wait. Then I'll put it to good practice at every restaurant that I may eat at. Well, I'll want to at least.