Shape of a Blog

Cayley Buron, the understudy for The Shape of a Girl, is a high school student who has joined our team as part of Verb's Teen Mentorship Program.  We've asked her to contribute to our video log and blog.  Click here to watch her first vlog entry, or read her comments on the rehearsals thus far, below:

May 6, 2010



First blog entry of my life! I don’t know why I never jumped on the whole blog bandwagon. I just didn’t.

Whoa, that was totally a Braidie statement.

So far The Shape of a Girl has been an awesome experience. Jess is just incredible, such an inspiration. I pretty much absorb everything Jamie says. Marcia is always on the ball. I have enjoyed the whole rehearsal process so far. The atmosphere is so creative and we know we have to get work done, but everyone’s chill. We laugh a lot.

The table work at the beginning was interesting because I’ve never gone through a script like that before. Blocking was quite the process and the movements and our ideas are constantly being refined. This week, we’ve been doing scene work. Sometimes we spend almost an hour on one scene, working to figure out Braidie’s character and her reaction to the past and present events. Braidie is quite a complex character but we’re working on finding her voice and all her teenage girl quirks.


Over the next few rehearsals we’re doing runs of the show, and still trying to come up with Braidie’s costume. Dress rehearsal’s Monday, so it’s coming up pretty quick! I’m getting very excited to see the final product.

Being a part of the rehearsal process has just been so fun. Every day the show continues to develop, and I’ve realized that it truly is a process. The show comes together and evolves into something stronger every time. Everyone is so open-minded and supportive of each other. They all already knew each other before the show, but they’ve made me feel so included. I even got to suggest the blocking for one of the most serious scenes, which was awesome.

I really love this play. I love working with the people and I think that the script is brilliant. Joan MacLeod is a very good playwright. But I also think that it explores a really important issue, especially in society today. It’s kind of like a rude awakening, but bullying is an issue people need to be aware about and we need to recognize when things have gone too far. Girls will be girls, but girls can also be mean to each other.

I’ll post another entry in a few days.

:)

~Cayley Burton, Braidie Understudy

Comments

[Jamie]

Cayley is being humble here. She says she got to suggest the blocking for one of the most serious scenes. She had a fabulous idea and we rolled with it.