Improv Inspirations
This week we had a little time to do selected improvs with the four main characters. I thought they were quite useful, and the actors seemed to have fun with them.
1. Stanley telling the news to Mitch about Blanche's past. (This was interesting, because Mitch was very resistant to believing it and felt Stanley would have to go to greater lengths to really convince him.) They also remained friends at the end, sharing a laugh together, which I liked.
2. Stella, Stanley and Blanche at home on what I told them was their "one fun night that summer." They tried charades, and also played a game of poker. The funny part was that although I had given them the instruction to enjoy themselves, there was still a lot of tension in the room. Blanche even gave "Polack" as her charades clue. In the middle, I whispered to Stella that she wanted to try to get Stanley off to bed, and it took her a while to achieve this goal. We talked after about how tense it would be to share an apartment together in those pre-TV times. We know for a fact that none of the characters likes to go to sleep early. So how did they pass the time?
3. Stella trying to get Mitch to propose to Blanche. This led me to the most interesting revelation of the night: we jointly decided that Mitch was planning to propose to her, on the night of her birthday, the very night that Stanley told him the news.
I have a few more in mind, about events that precede the opening of the play, so I hope to find time to do them soon.
1. Stanley telling the news to Mitch about Blanche's past. (This was interesting, because Mitch was very resistant to believing it and felt Stanley would have to go to greater lengths to really convince him.) They also remained friends at the end, sharing a laugh together, which I liked.
2. Stella, Stanley and Blanche at home on what I told them was their "one fun night that summer." They tried charades, and also played a game of poker. The funny part was that although I had given them the instruction to enjoy themselves, there was still a lot of tension in the room. Blanche even gave "Polack" as her charades clue. In the middle, I whispered to Stella that she wanted to try to get Stanley off to bed, and it took her a while to achieve this goal. We talked after about how tense it would be to share an apartment together in those pre-TV times. We know for a fact that none of the characters likes to go to sleep early. So how did they pass the time?
3. Stella trying to get Mitch to propose to Blanche. This led me to the most interesting revelation of the night: we jointly decided that Mitch was planning to propose to her, on the night of her birthday, the very night that Stanley told him the news.
I have a few more in mind, about events that precede the opening of the play, so I hope to find time to do them soon.
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