On the fly, a member of the COP asked me to be his AD for a staged reading. The play is a new adaptation of Woyczek, which I have developed a bit of a taste for since analyzing it for URTA prep. But since it has been a few months since I read it, the adaptation felt even fresher.
In quintessential grass-roots theatre fashion, we met on a Sunday morning, in someone's attic. The playwright and his assistant kindly provided coffee, bagels, and access to their toaster. We sat around in a hodge-podge of chairs for the read-thru before really hashing out some character stuff.
It felt really good to exercise that part of my brain again. The analyzing and trouble-shooting. How can we both connect Margaret to Woyczek AND make her more relevant? Also, it was alot of fun being surrounded by people who were excited about this project, and who were genuinely interested instead of just phoning it in for a paycheck.
And afterwards, I got to enjoy another Chicago treat - Gino's East deep dish!
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