Its all good...

Thank you to the lovely Chai, Dxxxx & Kathie for your words of encouragement! I'm feeling much better about my work today.

Especially since I had the 1am brainwave this morning of going back over my script and "Laban-ing" it.

I don't know why I continually forget about that technique until late in the game... if only I used it from the outset I might not get so worked up.

If you don't know what Laban is, then the best thing to do is Wikipedia it! I can't really give you a decent explanation without writing paragraphs on it, but basically, its a movement based technique which helps you simplify and streamline your movement on stage. Doesn't work for everybody, but I find it fantastic for developing the rhythm of a piece. It also helps me prevent monologues from sounding too same-y.

I felt the effects almost immediately in our tech run this afternoon and with a bit more work on it tonight I think I'll be feeling a bit more secure.

xo