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[ceebeegee]

The show last night went well, for me at least. We must sound obsessive but Tom and I are always talking about the scene and trying to improve it--I didn't really hit my stride with it until a few days ago when we just overhauled the blocking (without of course consulting Julie!) and I could look at him more. He wagged his finger at me before the show last night saying I'd moved on my opening statement ("She mothered the beginning of all this wickedness/For Paris was her child...") and we'd decided I wouldn't do that. I thought about it and said "yes, there are other places I shouldn't move as well, because [directing truism here] movement undermines the strength of what you're saying." So when I did my scene, I made myself stay in place a lot more and it worked--I really felt the strength of my position more.

But there's still room for improvement--I want to tweak my "collapse" (when Menelaus condemns me), it just feels weird. Also--*annoyed look*--Tom says he (as Menelaus) still isn't convinced by me (as Helen).

Nora, though--wow, she kind of scared me last night. She clearly was trying to remember her lines--I felt kind of bad for her because there's no way Tom or I can help her out, those lines have to come from her. When she felt more comfortable, she at least was acting them better, making them much more personal.