The Caucasian Chalk Circle

Time is moving quickly, very quickly indeed. It seems like only yesterday that we started rehearsals for The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht and yet here I am on the morning of their final week. A week tomorrow we will be gracing the stage of the Royal & Derngate Theatre in Northampton in what will be the biggest show thus far of my very short lived (at least for now) acting career.
I keep taking moments where I realise that ten years ago I had always wanted to tread the boards of a full sized stage in a full sized auditorium in what is essentially a professionally produced project. One dream of an eleven year old boy are not too far from being fulfilled.
Of course my career is by no means complete at all and I consider this to be my first step on being a trained actor. Although we still have our negotiated projects to complete once we have finished this show, it is our time on this nationally recognised stage that we have been building up to in these last three years.
It is certainly scary. And with me being the perfectionist that I am I'm not sure I'm ready just yet. (Another week of rehearsals would be nice. Thanks).
So, where is the show at? Well I believe that today may very well be our first run through. If not then it will most certainly be tomorrow. The ensemble is getting more tightly knit, character more intense (or funny where necessary) and we will be flying full force into this last week! Scary times!
The show itself takes place at the Royal & Derngate Theatre in Northampton on the 22nd March for one night only! The following night, the other cast who have a different director (Rachel Parish) will also be gracing the stage with their interpretation of the piece.
The translation we will be using is that of Alistair Beaton which was originally performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds on the 26th September 2009. This translation I must say, does a very good job of making it accessible to a modern audience and certainly has a way of bringing out the comedy of the piece (which it would seem we have very much taken on board) whilst not distracting from the overall theme of possession within it. I can confidently say that the evening of the 22nd March will provide much entertainment to both the cast, crew and audience of the show.
If you wish to come along you can book your tickets here: http://bit.ly/gik2Le
Tickets are selling well though so get in there whilst you can. I hope to see you there folks.

Onward!