Yesterday, Marion and Kelly donated their time to work through some improvised scenes with nearly a dozen immensely skilled actors we are considering for various roles. Basically I set up a scenario, giving each actor some context for the scene and an objective to pursue. From time to time I would step in and whisper a turn, or new intention into their ear to guide them along a path. Some of the improvs took us to surprising places, and generated real, genuine moments. I have a few more actors to look at late next week and then some very hard choices to make.
Also, I can’t thank Marion and Kelly enough for giving of their time. They continue to go well beyond the call of duty for the sake of this project.
