Beets?

Tablework will continue today, and by the end of the day we'll have made our way through the entire play, beat by beat. A major part of the work being done so far has been making sure everyone understands where each beat occurs in the script. 'Beat' is a funny word and sometimes a little inconsistent in its definition. But in this context, the word beat refers to a shift that occurs. A shift in a character's intention, in the energy of the room with someone's entrance -- a shift.

The next step will be to work through each scene on its feet - we won't be solidifying any blocking just yet, but simply getting away from the table and accessing the energy that being on your feet can provide. My job during this process will be to indicate each time a beat occurs, so that the actors are able to memorize those placements in the same way that they memorize their lines. Brad wants to be able to both see and hear a shift each time a beat occurs.

I'm excited to embark on this next step of the process.

I will, of course, continue to let you know how it goes.

-- Briana