This time, we drove.
When we got there I noticed that I didn't feel particularly nervous and that worried me a bit. But we got there pretty early and relaxed in the Green Room taking in a light dinner.
We then decided to get some photos and videos in.
I wish I could show you footage from an actual performance, but no one actually recorded any of it. This was the most I could muster and it's unfortunately without any serious energy.
For the second and third acts I'm in black, but as I was ready in my costume for Act I we just went through these intense bits with my less serious apparel:
and end of the play...I apologize for the quality of the acting, we weren't entirely warmed up nor in "the zone":
And here are some pictures we took of us around the set. Again I apologize for our lack of seriousness in some of these photos.
It was a really intense and serious performance, I swear.
And Blakey wanted some action shots of him directing us:
I had another blog of me and David but I couldn't load it onto photobucket cuz it was over 3 minutes. Those of you on facebook can watch it here.
Those of you without facebook, basically David and I talk about how we felt there was a bit of energy lacking and even though James and Flo felt it went better than night #1, we knew that we could do better and we were just disappointed we couldn't perform our potential that night...especially with Tommy Chambers in the audience.
People reacted very well, but we still couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.
After the performance we took in some drinks at James' old work, Pitcher and Piano, with his sisters and brothers in law. One of them was just chatty McChatterson with David and me and noticed how I seemed quite shy in real life. Good to know I guess- that I'm not a feminist bitch in real life.
That's another thing- those three nights were probably the only time it was (more than) okay to have people come up to me and say "Oh my god, I hate(d) you."
Oh and we had a whole class of kids from Wales who came to see the show. They had been studying Oleanna for their A-levels, and quite frankly I could tell they knew the play very well cuz I could just feel their anticipation of every crucial moment.
There was talk of a possible Q&A afterwards but it never happened. Shame. I was quite looking forward to one.
But one student did send a message to Article 19 about the show and David forwarded it to me:
Hello! I'd like to send my thanks and praise to the theatre group 'Article 19' who performed 'Oleanna' at TheOldJointStock last night. It was amazing! The cast and their support crew/techies were simply incredible. I don't have the slightest clue about acting but the way the play was performed was truly superb - I could even see the *characters'* thoughts whilst they said nothing!
That's all really. Just felt I should let you know how much I enjoyed being there last night (only my second visit to B'ham!), and that the play will really help me in my studies (English lang/lit A-level) for which I am looking at Mamet's Oleanna. So, again, many thanks indeed!
P.S. I apologise if this was the wrong place for this sort of feedback!
Best regards and have a lovely Christmas, Eila T. [Student, Gorseinon College, South Wales]
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