I really, really, really should be trying to sleep. Or cleaning my apartment. Or perhaps even catching up on homework.
Alas, this play has taken over my life, & even when I’m finally done with rehearsal, it’s all that’s on my mind.
Gregg has been reiterating a lot lately that Lady Capulet has very few lines. Which [...]
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Silence is brass at best.
Published by March 16th, 2010 Cassandra Lewis in Romeo & Juliet. Click on post title to commentLady C updates… kind of.
Published by March 14th, 2010 Cassandra Lewis in Romeo & Juliet. Click on post title to commentWow. So, a lot has been happening since last I blogged.
1.) Went to NY with a theatre class & there had my brains blown out (more than once). I had never seen “professional” shows before this trip, so this was quite the learning experience for me.
I realized that as an actress, I have to get [...]
“I pray thee, hold thy peace.”
Published by February 19th, 2010 Cassandra Lewis in Romeo & Juliet. 0 CommentsWow. This might be a new all-time low: 2 posts within five minutes of one another.
But this was something on my mind last night that I wanted to write about – but life (& school) caught up with me & prevented it.
Last night’s rehearsal was an interesting (albeit admittedly tedious) mixture of blocking & character [...]
W(ail)bone stays.
Published by February 19th, 2010 Cassandra Lewis in Acting, Romeo & Juliet and costumes. 0 CommentsSo obviously, going into this production I knew it was going to call for period costumes – i.e., corsets – which still makes me reel with joy. I still get excited to see the designs, get laced up, & slip on those beautiful dresses. It’s truly fascinating to live in these historically accurate pieces, getting [...]
Of daggers & daughters & decadence.
Published by February 16th, 2010 Cassandra Lewis in Romeo & Juliet. 0 CommentsPaul (Mercutio) & I were talking tonight about this & that, & somehow we came upon the topic of death/suicide. During this, I brought up one of Juliet’s lines, the line implying that suicide is the only power one has over one’s life.
Paul then asked me, “Does Lady Capulet ever consider killing herself? Why hasn’t [...]
The pearl & the pig.
Published by February 15th, 2010 Cassandra Lewis in Romeo & Juliet and rehearsal. 0 CommentsSome breakthroughs I’ve had during blocking:
Lady Capulet truly believes she’s giving Juliet a gift by wedding her to Paris.
All this time I’ve been wondering why Lady Capulet has been goading her daughter into the very life she herself hates; she was married far too early to a man she didn’t (& doesn’t) love, had [...]
…yes, this will be my second post in one night. But I put the blame on a 24-oz. energy drink & a recent onslaught of theatre-heavy conversations.
Acting. What is it anyway?
I’ve been a part of so many debates lately – both in & outside of class – pondering this exact question.
Some say it’s a process. [...]
Lady Capulet quandaries.
Published by January 31st, 2010 Cassandra Lewis in Acting and Romeo & Juliet. 0 CommentsI suppose I should start this new round of blogging with an introduction.
I’m Cassandra Lewis, a junior at UMW, & I’ll be playing Lady Capulet.
(Dear readers, please bear with me as this post is inevitably going to be long-winded & circular.)
Before auditioning for “Romeo & Juliet,” I was told by quite a few people that [...]