Understudy Going On

A little post from an understudy, graduated just this May with my undergraduate degree. This is my third summer being involved in Livermore Shakes, and the first time I've gone on as an understudy. The part is Treplev in The Seagull, and I'm really excited about it. Granted, I did perform this part in April, but it was in a slightly different setting.

Tonight, I will be the least professionally experienced performer onstage. The idea seemed a little bit intimidating at first, but I'm pretty much over that now, at this point I'm just nervous and excited. The play itself is brilliant, and in my humble opinion the acting work is top-notch. Every performer is totally in the moment, without exception, something that makes being onstage with them absolutely thrilling.

I've been working on the part some more over the past few days, so I'll be more confident tonight than I was when I played the part in dress rehearsal a few weeks ago. I'm going to go over the blocking and run a couple of the harder scenes when I get there.

I'm going to write more later after this whole shebang is over. :-) Thanks to everyone for their support!