12-10-08 Rehearsal

Tonight's rehearsal was a good experience.

BLUES: Blues has been a continuing evolution for me. When I started, I just tried to rhyme. I remember my last line was, "I'm the twelfth apostle." The response from my leader was, "Huh?" So, I started to work in audience suggestions. But they were plain. So, trying to actually use my life's experiences in the song might be the next step to really sing like I mean it (i.e. using a personal tragedy as a possible way to avoid having to do something unpleasant at work).

SONG TITLES/MUSICAL CHAIRS: Singing like a crazy person (or using my RASPUTIN-EYES as I sometimes say) isn't too difficult. It's a character for me. I'm still trying to figure out how to be comfort when I'm on stage. The singing isn't so scary; it's really the movement which doesn't seem natural. When I drink, I start to dance. Sometimes I imagine how I might be more animated if I was drunk and performing. However, that's not the solution. I need to (a) learn how to incorporate space work/objects/physicality and (b) figure out the movement that I might want to use.

Jason mentioned Duets, which I would really like us to explore. MAN sings, WOMAN sings, MAN & WOMAN sings!