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Tech and 10 minutes

Posted by DCA Theater on March 27, 2009 in January-June 2009 Season, INCUBATOR Series: Rasaka Theatre

by Anita Chandwaney, playwright, actor, director, Dir. Playwright Development

After a very busy month we have arrived to our final weekend of rehearsals and tech.  I have visions of tech being a total nightmare - 10 new plays with 10 writer/director/actor teams all waiting for their turn to tech.  But we need them all there to ensure the entire program flows seamlessly (ha-ha).  I hope the technician the DCA assigns us comes equipped with an abundant supply of patience and good humor.

I’ve invited both playwrights for the plays I’m directing to our final rehearsal tomorrow in case they see any final tweaks they’d like to make before tech on Sunday.  I know as a playwright I am always awed at how much actors bring to a piece.  I always find that I have overwritten or gone off on some strange tangent ... like now.  Hopefully Devi and Mary Anne will avail themselves of the opportunity to further finesse their plays with the invitation.

I myself will be attending the final rehearsal for my play, Instant Recall, which will happen immediately following the two I’m directing.  Minita, who is in both the pieces I’m directing, is also the actress in the one I wrote.  Note to self:  keep my mouth shut during the Instant Recall rehearsal and be a well-behaved playwright and let Sonny do his job!!  Unless there’s questions that have to do w/ the text itself that are confusing because of the way I wrote it.

As an actor, Insignificance has come a nice way with Kamal’s dedicated focus on the moment to moment beats.  It looks like it will still have to be cut as Rasaka is remaining strict with the “10-minute play” designation.