open | what misadventure is so early up

[catsudon]

WHO: ANY & ALL
WHERE: Recollé Community Center
WHEN: March 15th, Afternoon/Evening
WHAT: Auditions and sign ups for the Community Production of Romeo & Juliet.
WARNINGS: N/A, perhaps for language, will update as necessary.

Sign-ins for auditions and sign-ups for production crew in all aspects are at the table in front of the stage; the director and another community arts program associate can be found there. After signing in, those auditioning for parts are invited to pick up and share one of pamphlets with selected scenes from the play itself:

Act I, Scene I: Where Gregory and Sampson fight with Abraham and Balthazar.

Act II, Scene II: The infamous balcony scene between Romeo and Juliet, from Romeo's "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?" to Juliet's "How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore?"

Act III, Scene I: Where Mercutio and Tybalt fight, only for Romeo to interrupt and Tybalt to stab Mercutio under Romeo's arm. From Tybalt's, "Follow me close, for I will speak to them." to Mercutio's "Come, sir, your passado."

And a fourth, randomized scene that doesn't appear to be the same amoung all the pamphlets. The director will be keeping things rolling by tossing auditioners on stage and ushering seconds to read parts if people aren't presenting in pairs; the monologues he waves off, saying he's more interested in the dramatics of people's on stage chemistry than their ability to drone on to the audience alone.

Details and scheduling on props, costumes, setting pieces, and the rest are all a mess of discussions throughout the night; the director takes a few breaks for refreshments, leaving the auditorium and falls and the rest of the community center proper (along with the grounds around the community center) for people to practice before their time comes to be up on stage.

Comments

[parodeity]

[ okay that's markedly faster as a move than anything else luke has done, and dave throws up his blade in alarm but doesn't move flashstep fast, falling back a step and doing his Best; it does push him on the defensive, however. ]

[chiseler]

[It's fine, it settles Luke into a parry, shifting forward and striking over and over to keep Dave on the defensive and blocking.]

Push back on it now. You're keeping your ground which is great but you need to get the upperhand somehow. What's your instinct?

[parodeity]

[ to.......give way and try to keep from getting hit? that's not useful. answering his instinct out loud would probably be even less so, since it would allow luke to immediately parry him.

so he tries to go with his instinct, which is side-stepping and then trying to dart in to luke's side. ]

[chiseler]

[Which is perfect since it wasn't a move he was anticipating and it allows for Dave to get a hit in on his side. He brings down his sword in an attempt to block but it's too late, and all he can do is step back after the hit.]

Exactly. Those are your basics. [He pauses, making a face before he shrugs a bit.] Fencing requires a whole specific set of rules and proper form, but for something like this improvising isn't necessarily bad. An opponent isn't going to follow rules and it's not going to be a neat and clean fight most of the time. Being able to think on your feet is a huge asset. Nice job.

[parodeity]

So I pass the test to become your padawan, o great sword sensei?

[ maybe kick him out for just all those words said together tbh? ]

[chiseler]

[An eyeroll.]

Sure, something like that. Let's run it again and see if you can keep up. [And from here we can probably wrap and handwave that they continued on for a while.]

[parodeity]

You got it, boss.

[ AND THEN THE THREAD ENDED. TA-DA. ]