The Pillowman

Today we ran the play from the top, trying to run it as well as we could with scripts. We really need to learn lines so that we can concentrate on our body language and movement which is very important because it is a naturalistic play. I think the relationships between characters are starting to develop and we are getting to be more natural in our roles, making everything more believable. The dynamics in the first act are beginning to come through and it is becoming more interesting to watch, with more interaction between Tapluski and Ariel making their relationship more developed and clearer leading up to act 3.

We got half way through act 2 which is going well so far. I am getting more in to the character of Michal, and his simple minded speach. I am finding it easier to get the switch in his personaltity when he admits to the murders, trying to be subtly sadistic and not too obvious at first. Also developing his relationship with Katurian and the changes in dynamic between them as the scene changes and they start to clash.