Tonight we had our second of three previews. A good responsive audience. Such a nice thing to hear the audience react to the work. The humour of the show comes through, the audience laughs, the sorrow comes in and the audience goes silent. Up here you can hear them breathing, sighing with you; quite an amazing feeling
After the show we gather in the green room for notes. Still in previews so we discuss little tweaks, little changes, just to make it all right. But before we begin, we celebrate, a little. Another actor opens a bottle of champagne, and we each get a small sip. A few mouthfuls of joy before notes. A tangible moment with nine other people where we get to smile and appreciate the time and effort we have put into this. A moment to appreciate ourselves.
We move from our celebration to notes, and I listen to them all. Nothing direct for me, but lots to pick up here. One actress, she is so gracious, after each note she simply says "Thank you". What a wonderful thing. She accepts it for what it is, a note, and takes it in. I know that she accesses it, decides on it and integrates. There is no justification for her action on stage, just a simple thank you so she can grow.
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