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red diva
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Joined: 5/15/06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 199 |
 Posted: 12/06/06 at 3:13pm |
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When I directed "12 Angry Men", my husband (Juror#3) played Juror#3! He understood before he was cast that beards were out, due to the time frame of the piece (50's). Well, we had been married for about 6 years at the time, and I had never seen him without the beard. He shaved during the day of our tech rehearsal when I wasn't home, and was to meet me at rehearsal that night.
I arrived after he was already there and went to the dressing room to say "hi". I stepped in, looked around, didn't find him, and exited, and asked one of the other cast members if they had seen him. He told me that hubby was in the dressing room. I replied that I had just been in there and that he wasn't there. The cast member stepped into the dressing room, called to my husband to come out, and.....who was that stranger? I had actually looked at him in the dressing room and had not recognized him, he looked that different. Of course, I guess I should have wondered who this stranger in the dressing room was!
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"I've worked long and hard to earn the right to be called Diva!"
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Wuo duh ma
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Joined: 12/10/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
Posted: 12/11/06 at 12:04pm |
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Honestly, give him an ultimatum...Cut your hair by X date or your out. You are perfectly within your right to do so.
Try to find someone to jump into the role just in case he tries to call the bluff. This way you can shw him it's not bluff.
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I am a leaf on the wind… watch how I soar.
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Juror #3
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Joined: 9/28/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 31 |
Posted: 12/12/06 at 12:14pm |
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I had had facial hair since 1970 when we did 12 Angry Men. The one thing I discovered when I shaved was that I have come to look a great deal like my father. The whole experience wasn't as traumatic as I thought it would be, and except for my wife not recognizing me and my continued amazement everytime I looked into a mirror, I felt pretty much the same. I will leave Red Diva to tell you if that was good or bad.
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red diva
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Posted: 12/22/06 at 10:17am |
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Juror #3 - it was good, dear....very good. You're a cutie with or without the beard! (and remember, you have to shave for "That Championship Season" in March). (Was that subtle or what?)
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pdavis69
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Joined: 3/26/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 437 |
Posted: 1/08/07 at 1:25pm |
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I've had to shave for many shows. One suggestion is to have the person cut or shave well before the last minute, you may not like what you see under the hair. I was required to shave head and face for Daddy Warbucks in Annie. We did this very early for publicity photos. As soon as the Director saw me without the beard she asked "how soon can you grow it back?" It appears that she needed Daddy Warbucks to have a chin.
On a lighter note, Red Diva how can you be sure that Juror 13 will need to shave for That Championship Season? Auditions haven't even taken place yet.
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Patrick L. Davis
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MartyW
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Joined: 2/02/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 555 |
Posted: 1/08/07 at 2:30pm |
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See... I was good.. I didn't even say anything... thought it... See you auditions Red..
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Marty W
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falstaff29
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Joined: 9/17/04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 155 |
Posted: 1/09/07 at 10:29pm |
That Championship Season? That's one of my favorite shows I've never done (yet.... there's still hope). I'm jealous.
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red diva
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Posted: 1/10/07 at 4:33pm |
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Well, as you two (Marty and Patrick) well know, "That Championship Season" is our Second Stage production, and since you two were intimately involved in writing the "rules" for Second Stage, you should also know that precasting is very much permitted. (Think "Escanaba", if you will.)
And falstaff29, yes, I feel very privileged to be directing this great show. I've wanted to for years. Feel like driving to Ohio to do it?
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mattyjaco
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Joined: 5/04/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
Posted: 1/20/07 at 10:15pm |
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Thanks everyone... I know Im a day late and a dollar short but heres what happened. I brought a razor and shaving cream to practice and we shaved him there... he gaveme noflack on that. Then we discussed his hair and were actually able to come to a comprimise, we got his hair cut in a layered sort of way, then show night we took the longer bottom layer and rolled it up and bobie pinned it or somthing? Honestly Id have to ask my H&M people how they did it but i was very impressed how we took his long hair and made him "pleasant " looking. Probly will never cast this person again but the show was a success!
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