Today was the first rehearsal for THE END OF THE WORLD (WITH PROM TO FOLLOW). Around 40+ student actors in this large cast, two-act play. Miss O (as she’s called by her students) has her work cut out for her, as some of the early scenes in the play require the entire cast to be onstage together.
Rehearsal is sort of my favorite part of being a playwright. I love the process of workshopping a show, finding out what works, cutting what doesn’t, and adding scenes to fill out the narrative. I actually don’t mind editing – I’m not a precious writer, as some are (although they rarely realize that about themselves.) I like the process of refining a piece of work. Not sure why…maybe because I hate clutter? And extraneous dialogue feels like clutter? Hmmm…