Jim's Richard III Blog   Friday, May 11, 2007  Week 2 In a
Nutshell, or Blah, blah, blah, blah  Wednesday no call, Thursday
no call, Friday called at 3:00--they didn't get to me and sent
me home. Saturday--yes! I'm plugged into the "strawberry scene".
Went home after. Sunday was called for act 2 sc. 1 to be Kingly,
rant, croak, and go home. I think they're all beginning to pity
me. They watch me come in with an eager, feverish look to me,
clasping to my bosom all who come close and asking how long
we'll be working on the scene, then witness me leave an hour
later, done for the day. Poor sad bastard.  My scene as the King
is gradually getting there for me but it's trickier than I
realized at first. Here's the backstory; we have an old dying
Monarch who is desperately trying to keep the peace between the
factions at court, end the infighting and die with his debts to
God settled--think Dallas with crowns and diadems and you've got
the situation; a group of powerful, wealthy, motivated
individuals all jockeying