Today’s Date: July 16, 2019
Show Title: The Roaring Girl
Director: Stephanie Ann Foster
Assistant Directors: Cortland Nesley and Molly Harper
Stage Manager: Joe Marsh
Dramaturg: Madison Miller
Rehearsal Room: Grafton Library
What we did:
Today we started by reading the play through again, hunkering down on some good ole textual and character analysis. Actors are really getting into the world already, and they all have quite a grasp on the language and comedy of it all. Next, Stephanie Ann blocked and soundscaped the opening sequence that sets up the atmosphere of the world. Then, Stephanie Ann began the blocking process for Act 1 Scene 1 of the play. We’re off to the races folks.
QUICK AND QUOTABLE
FROM THE PLAY
“Oh, a woman!”
-Sir Alexander, Act 1, scene 2 Line 116`
FROM THE DIRECTOR
“This play is about women, and the people who watch them.”
That’s right, this play is about ladies, comedy, and reputation.
FROM THE CAST:
“Uhm, so what exactly does ‘toss me in a blanket’ mean’…?”
Ella Gardner was working through some comedic moments when we stumbled upon some fun euphemisms. This one, according to Norton, is the equivalent of saying “fine I guess I’ll just cry in the corner, then.”
Production Insight:
Check out the link below to see some thoughts on our production framed from a very different perspective.
https://americanshakespearecenter.com/2019/07/by-the-pricking-of-my-thumbs/
Maddie Miller
Maddie Miller (she/her/hers pronouns) is a North Carolina native, and a sophomore BFA Theater Performance major at Emerson College. In her free time she can be found COQ (crying over quarto’s [Ask her about Q1 Hamlet and her wonderment at instability in early modern text]), taking power naps before planning her world domination, and finally: writing monologues, and poetry about intersectional feminism, art, and Shakespeare. She is more than ecstatic for her first year as a production intern, and can’t wait to get to work!