ISC
Friday 10:30 pm
Del Close Theater
The Day The Goat Died
Started out fast and fun energy and then slowed down and there was some talk in the back about how it was a run away train. At the top of the second act we kind of parked it in the station. Despite a couple calls to get the train moving again by various players, most of the characters were comfortable with their current location. A timing thing. Personally, I am still being too verbose.
Charna's new dog, Annie made an appearance. It happened during the second beat between the Goat Players and Sir Sussessex. The Goat Players had confessed the Goat was dead and could not be in a play, Sir Sussessex was suggesting they use another animal such as another goat, or pig, or.... Enter Annie stage right.
Charna's new dog, Annie made an appearance. It happened during the second beat between the Goat Players and Sir Sussessex. The Goat Players had confessed the Goat was dead and could not be in a play, Sir Sussessex was suggesting they use another animal such as another goat, or pig, or.... Enter Annie stage right.
I enjoyed the scene about how dogs always wanting to be on stage and being allowed to do so. A compassionate acceptance of the absurdity in truth. Instead of calling it out and getting a laugh, the whole scene was a long humorous journey that embraced the uncertain.
It was fun and challenging doing the prologue on the title “The Day the Goat Died”. I discovered I was going in a “Casey At The Bat” direction with an attentive audience. The prologue was a story about the day a female goat died in the middle of a play in which she was the feature player and how everyone saw it coming and when it happened there was calm confusion. The show was the story of a group of players, The Goat Players, commissioned by Lord Sussessex to do a play for the wedding of the Italian King's Daughter who was in love with a lowly servant.
It was fun and challenging doing the prologue on the title “The Day the Goat Died”. I discovered I was going in a “Casey At The Bat” direction with an attentive audience. The prologue was a story about the day a female goat died in the middle of a play in which she was the feature player and how everyone saw it coming and when it happened there was calm confusion. The show was the story of a group of players, The Goat Players, commissioned by Lord Sussessex to do a play for the wedding of the Italian King's Daughter who was in love with a lowly servant.
jts
