People were miserable today. Whether you were hung over, sick or exhausted from being on crew the general aura of the room was one where everyone was crumby feeling. What I appreciated so much though was that everyone came ready to work no matter how shitty they felt. Now if you were not one of these people then don't assume I'm accusing of being a miserable person this was simply a general observation being the awful cold that everyone seems to be getting and the long weekend where there were more parties than usual.
What I'm trying to say is these characters often feel shitty. Think about the environment they live in: a dumpy house where the rotting garbage comes up through the window, they eat crap food, and drink alcohol all the time. In other words we were feeling today like these characters feel ALL THE TIME. Watching it inform people's performances today I thought was great. Zanny for instance was clearly feeling under the weather today because she has caught this awful cold. It was perfect for Irene who wants to be a cheery and loving person but reverts to just being a bitch to get what she wants. I felt the same way with the cold that I have too. I slowed me down physically which I think was great for me being that I'm supposed to be in my late 50's and made be work more psychologically on Jason since I knew I couldn't beat him physically today.
Let me know your thoughts, I learned a lot today and want to thank everyone for the hard work they put in.
Chris
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