Rómeo and Juliet - Production diary

Day 10

I decided it was time to take some physicological action in orderto protect the production from undo fear- or stressfactors and informed the actors that they did not have to worry about how to tackle the roles in the play. Since Romeo and Juliet is the most performed play in history there is absolutly no way that they can be original. No possibility what so ever! And thus the did not have to worry at all, it's all been done before, and most likely better than they will ever be able to.

( I mean everything that is to be done with this play has already been done, and besides, all the greats in the history of acting have done it - from Olivier to Dicaprio)

This really helped the athomsphere. The normal chatter between the actors died down and there was a good working silence for the rest of the rehersal.

This will get though as we go along so no need to set up undo pressure at this point.

" Get them to belief that they don't have to belief - and belief will duly arrive" TS Elliot

In other news I'm really in a good mood. The sun is shining outside me 5 star hotel window.

One thing surprised me though, you can't open the windows more then a tweak. I guess it is to keep the businessmen from jumping - given the crisis and all.

Well good night

Thor