Hey there!
I know it’s been a while since my last post and you have been having daily emotional breakdowns due to the lack of updates, but dry your tears. I have returned.
So this new update is all about Collaborative Stages’ production of Deflowering Waldo by Adam Szymkowicz, playing March 18, 19, and 20 at The Drilling Company Theater (following performances of Somewhere in Between)! We are so excited to be mounting a production of this very unique play. For those of you who don’t know anything about the show, here is a little blurb to give you a taste:
Waldo is having a bad day. He’s afraid of crowds, spiders, skyscrapers, flowers, brown soap and sex. His father won’t stop being Scottish. His therapist wants to seduce him. His ex-girlfriend could spontaneously combust at any moment. And the new woman in his life seems to want something else completely. Will he manage to find true love—or at least mow the lawn? (Provided by Dramatists Play Service, Inc, http://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=3728)
This very interesting play offers a lot to be considered for both the creative team working on the play and the audience. Discovering the nature of a play’s characters, how they operate, and how they relate to one another is one of the first steps a director or an actor would take in putting together any show. However, sometimes trying to verbally describe a character can be difficult and, in some ways, limiting. Words can only take you so far and it can be helpful to attempt to discover a character in others ways, e.g. through physical and/or vocal exercises. And that’s exactly what we asked the cast of Deflowering Waldo to do! In the video posted below you will see what happened when I asked the cast of the show to pick one sound they felt typified their characters. The results were quite intriguing! Check it out:
To see these characters fully come to life, buy your tickets for Deflowering Waldo at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/101570!!! The show runs March 18, 19, and 20 at The Drilling Company Theater (236 West 78th Street at B’way, 3rd Floor). All performances begin at 10pm, following performances of Somewhere in Between (http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/100252).
Hope to see you all there!
‘Til we meet again,
Simmon
