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-PLAYWRIGHT-
MICHAEL DAVID
Rehearsals
imposter syndrome in rehearsal rooms
Every rehearsal room contains at least one imposter. Usually, it's everyone. Actors worry they've been miscast. Directors wonder if they have any idea what they're doing. Designers fear their best work is behind them. Playwrights sit quietly, convinced that sooner or later everyone will discover that the script was a lucky accident. [more]
Jun 232 min read
what changes between the page and the rehearsal room
The distance between the page and the rehearsal room is one of the most fascinating aspects of theatre. A script is not a finished artwork in the same way a novel is. It is a set of instructions, possibilities, provocations, and questions. Rehearsal is where those possibilities are tested against living bodies, voices, space, and time. [more]
Jun 74 min read
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