The Manila Shakespeare's Company's limited run of Romeo and Juliet is over! Our last shows were two weeks ago, and my sprain is healing nicely. Tomorrow I plan to do some gentle standing yoga poses to re-strengthen my feet and legs.
I miss acting already. Some actors are lucky to jump from one production to the other, without much time to suffer post-show depression. Not me. Good thing I have writing--which I don't need to audition for--always with me. I can write wherever. All I need is my hand and my mind. A pen and a thick notebook. I can do it anywhere.
I do plan to write down snippets of the rehearsal process and memories of the show. There's news of a possible re-run in August. Oh, I hope I don't wait that long until I perform again! Please, somebody, tell me when and where the next auditions for straight plays are!
I do know I promised myself voice lessons this summer, or as soon as I can afford them, but I haven't really been faithful to saving up for a good vocal coaching course. I really want to learn to sing. I need to learn to hear notes accurately, and every morning beginning yesterday I listen to vocalization exercises I got when we did William in PETA. Just to listen to the scales and to be able to hear and distinguish the difference in pitch is a milestone for me. I believed myself tone deaf all my life!
Here's to more theatre adventures in the near future, I hope!
