Journeyman lesson #27:

Js LOVE Thanksgiving leftovers.

I give you… J15 (or jifteen, as we’ve been calling them).

Aren’t they cute? 

I think, in order to boost morale, we should have silly face day. If you don’t wear a silly face all day, you have to spend ten minutes in the basement playing the Oujia board. All in favor?

The chili in a breadbowl from the ice cream shop makes for a delicious lunch!

After watching Eliza Jane Schneider’s Freedom of Speech, I am reminded of the power a single person can have.  Normally actors are given roles, given lines, and given blocking and must create within these confines.  With a one person show, however, there are no set givens.  The creation is intensely personal and the individual investment is great. I admire the actors that have things to say, and take the time (15 years, imagine!) to mold and sculpt the work into a show that we can all then appreciate.

Well, I think I learned how Shakespeare actors from the 16th century felt when performing for Groundlings. JL Mann students kept us on our toes with their commentary, flash photography, and cheers and jeers. I actually kinda enjoyed it; it made us all have to focus that much harder.  And I’d rather have a lively (that’s one way to put it) crowd than a silent one.  And at least I remembered to put my hand upon my cheek. On lusty gentlemen!

Yes, I have posted my first blog! Yahoo! The J’s are busy little bees with the Wooden O and rehearsals for Reckless.  So far, Reckless has been the most hiLARious rehearsals I’ve ever been a part of. Basically, Lloyd is the part Ryd was destined to play. "WHAT?! I can’t hear you!" In additional news, the Warehouse has a new Journeyman daycare, a quiet place where tired Journeymen may rest their weary heads and snore in private. On tonight’s agenda, a line-thru of R+J. Note to self: It puts the hand upon its cheek or else it gets the hose again!

Word. 

This week’s residency is nearing completion.  Tomorrow we have a performance of Romeo and Juliet for 9 classes of around thirty kids at J.L. Mann High School.  We’ve been one man down this week with Jason staying at the theater to prepare for Eliza Jane, but he’ll be back in action with us tomorrow.  I think Lauren, Nick, and Jenn would agree that we really enjoyed this week.  The students really seemed to respond well to the material and grasp what we were trying to teach.  We were all saying today how much we enjoy teaching and that we feel that we’ve gotten better at it.  Its weeks like these that we really feel like we’re making an impact on some of these kids… hopefully!  Anyway… off I go to go over lines for tomorrow’s performance. 

I wouldn’t want to say anything crazy like, “And lips oh you the doors of breathe seal with a dateless bargain a righteous kiss to engrossing death.”  That just doesn’t make sense!!