Well last night at rehearsal I didn't get any notes. The director says that means I'm doing well and he is pleased. Unfortunately Mary is really sick. It's kind of silly that the actors doing The Imaginary Invalid are all getting sick. All of them except the lead. The one who is supposedly sick? Such is farce I suppose.
It's always hard to come in late and replace another actor. I missed the read through, the initial blocking, all of it really. I got off book in a week (albeit my part is relatively small) so I'm feeling pretty good about it.
Farce is just a whole new thing for me. My humor leans more towards the dry side. Although acting on the whole comes from a real place no matter what you are doing. As long as my intention is there -it plays.
I think it will be really interesting to see how the audience reacts. It's been my experience that just because the actors think something is funny it doesn’t always come across to an audience. Or the audience will think something is funny that we didn't see.