Thursday, June 14, 2007

dress/undress rehearsal

Just putting the bed out on 9th St was already a piece of theater. We got lots of jokes from passersby. Despite the chill, actors Liche Ariza and Jenn Whitman stripped down to underwear and ran the scene under the street lights. A few people stopped to watch: someone across the street yelled "say cheese" and his camera flashed. So far the neighbors are intrigued. The Chinese women who work at the reflexology/back rub/acupuncture store watched, laughed and were kind enough to let us use the john.
Can't say I loved moving the garbage and recycling away from the performance area and then putting it back again, but such is the life of a director. The high point was watching Ralph shimmy up (and down) a tree to tie a rope for "balls".

1 comment:

Emma said...

Those damn Balls---
Yes watching Ralph was pretty hot but those cops called to investigate a call about people sleeping on the street, were even hotter and they seemed cool with it all. What can be better when your on a bed in the street? Hottness and coolness. On another note, those balls would not move when I tried well they did but only in circles-how is that helpful. I am too short I guess. Thats what guys are for, maybe. Well at least hot cops. I gotta keep my sense of humor you know-its only make belive after all and whole lot of fun.