Sally's folly

[chanaleh]

I did some writing yesterday to flesh out my character work for Talley's Folly.

Technically, it's the closest thing to a short story I've written in years. (In fact, it felt a lot like writing fanfic; but I suppose it's in a way very much the same thing.)

I posted it (both for feedback and because it had a pretty LJ-esque quality to begin with), but heavily filtered: only to lillibet and dpolicar for starters. But it occurs to me that other people might also find it interesting/amusing, so comment and I'll add you to my temporary "talleys" filter. :-) I don't strictly care whether you're involved in the production, but there are definite spoilers for the play, so unless you've seen/read it before -- because you're ALL going to come see it now, right? -- please wait until after. (It really won't make much sense unless you do already know the play, anyway.) I'll open the entry more generally after the run ends.

"Now, back to work!"

Comments

[mangosteen]

Sure. Add me.

[infinitehotel.livejournal.com]

Definitely curious. Sign me up.

Not a filter-removal request, just a question

[besamim.livejournal.com]

I've heard that actors often do research in order to understand their character better, or live/work/walk (etc.) as their character would. Is writing backstories also a common actors' technique, as it is for writers? Just curious.

Re: Not a filter-removal request, just a question

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

I have no idea, to tell you the truth. The backstory I'm drawing on is actually almost all in the actual play (there's a lot of discussion of past events); I just needed to make it more real to myself.

ablock asked me kind of the same thing: "Do you do this for all your characters and I just never heard about it before?" I said I don't have any "other" characters, except for Eleanor. "Well, yeah, that." Okay, so, I thought about doing an exercise like this for Eleanor, and never got as far as concretizing it; but I think it would have benefited me there too, sure.

Re: Not a filter-removal request, just a question

[navrins]

I do it mentally, though I don't usually bother to actually write much of it down except to communicate my thoughts to a director.

[coraline]

i wanna read it!

(but i won't until i've seen it...)

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

I think I mentioned to you that I once did a whole scene from the play for an acting class in college, which is one of the reasons why I really want to see this performance. (That and your lovely self, of course.) Please sign me up.

[greenlily.livejournal.com]

I'd be glad to read it after I've seen the show. :)

[gilana]

I definitely want to see it -- add me after next weekend, so I don't give in to curiousity and read it too soon!

[mattblum.livejournal.com]

I'd really like to read it, especially as I am, alas, geographically unable to come see the show.

[moria923.livejournal.com]

thorbol and I are coming next Saturday night. I'd love to read it after then!

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

I'm really excited you guys will be able to make it. Be sure to stick around long enough for me to come out and say hi!

[moria923.livejournal.com]

Actually, we changed the date of our reservations. We found out there's a V-Day party we want to attend on Saturday, so we're comming to your show on Thursday the 17th. It will extend the V-Day celebration that much longer! We'll definitely wait for you to come out and say hi!