Another day, another … lash!
"Hang on in there kids, morning off tomorrow.." emails our fabulous Company Manager, Howard. Music to our ears, our first sleep-in in a while! My life at the moment is eagerly awaiting Howard's emails each evening, letting us know what we will all be doing each day. The last few days we have been rehearsing the new ending for Act One which went in the show for the first time last night. It had a lovely response but there is always a fear when you do a new change as you are thinking "is this right? Am I in the right place? What version of the song is this? Am I singing the right lyrics?" It's like first night nerves with every new change, giving you a great adrenaline rush.
In our dressing room, before we go down to the stage, we do a check list of all the new changes and notes for each number. We also check little things like reminding each other to put our jewellery on! I love the era the show is set in. I adore my dresses, make-up, wigs and shoes (especially the ones with pom poms on them!) Some of us even got new dresses last night which was lovely.
There is such a great company morale, we are one big family and I don't think I have ever laughed so much during a rehearsal/preview period. A very healthy balance of hard work and banter!
I also understudy Karen so not only do I have to keep up with my changes, I also have to watch and learn Karen's line and song changes. This can be quite tricky if you are on stage with them at the same time or you are doing a quick change whilst they are on stage performing.
We haven't started understudy rehearsals yet but I tried on my cover Karen costumes the other day and had a dialect coach session.
Everyone in the cast has had private dialect coaching sessions to make our American accents as authentic as possible. It's quite a feat as we are a multi-cultural/multi-accented cast!
What's on the call today…. filming some sections for TV and having press photos taken, then the show tonight. Better make sure nails are painted and that lashes, wigs and red lips are perfect!
Posted by Kirby Hughes (New Congress Club Girl) on 16/10/2013 @ 10:17hrs