Scriptwriting--Character Transition

Working on this script furiously, and had a breakthrough in creating action that was truly character motivated. I have a character that is slowly becoming humanized, so the progression of that humanization has to be displayed slowly throughout the script (first resistance, then begruding listening, etc.) and I needed an action toward the end that would put her "over the edge" so to speak with her commitment to be humanized. I wrangled for weeks over it until I stumbled upon an action that held true to her 1) occupation; 2) personality; and 3) flowering humanism. I think the process of showing a character transition from one perspective to another is an extremely tricky process. You have to spread the change out through the script, perhaps only at the end increasing the rate of change (as action intensified).

Stage Managing

In order to learn my craft, I have offered to stage manage a show. I thought I would be observing, but, alas, the stage manager cancelled out. I was hesitant at first, but now look forward to it. I got a list of my responsibilities, and it is definitely a job. The director doesn't waste time (such a plus for me) and gets down to business. As I have not done this process before, everything is new to me, so I am sure I will have loads to learn. This week we have gone through and audition and callback, and my understanding is the selected readings are to see how the actor's voices sounds; how their interaction looks; how they look in the parts. I will be posting on this experience as it goes along.