On Getting Old -- 39

A friend, Danon, sent me an email the other day about an actor’s workshop being held in Evanston. Danon directed the last play that Rosemary and I appeared in. She thought we might be interested in this endeavor.

So Saturday afternoon Rosemary and I sauntered over to the Enigma Café in Evanston. We had no idea what we were getting into.

Mike Braydndick and his wife greeted us. Being a bit early Mike explained what he intended to do. To assess our abilities he had us cold read a section of a play he was writing. I guess he liked what he heard for he warmly welcomed us to the group.

We met Andy and Ben, a couple of talented young actors in the Chicago area. [Of course everyone we meet these days is young.] Later Danon and Gayle joined the group. After everyone gathered, Mike proposed a situation and assigned each of us a role. We spent the rest of the afternoon doing improv.

Mike’s intention is to form an ensemble where actors develop characters in a given situation. He will write a play generated from the ideas developed during the improv.

The play will then be presented at some location. He hopes to extend the development to radio plays.

How’s this day's candy? Not only did we meet a new group of friends, we get to do some acting and character development.



Ciao