The Poisons of Oak and Halifax Weather /  by Sarah Deller

I didn't blog once during the first month of rehearsing SBTS! Tonight was slated to be the Sleeping Beauty opening, but due to inclement weather we had to cancel. Here is a picture of us doing our Italian this afternoon! In typical Halifax fashion, it was sunny then, and rainy now. Only in Halifax can you get burnt red as a Canada flag and have to cancel a show later for rain.

Photo courtesy of @SBTSHalifax 

Photo courtesy of @SBTSHalifax 

 

A while ago I challenged my friends Nick and Katerina to each write a 15 min one person show before the end of the month. I started sooner than either of them and they have finished theirs... So I'm going to use this time to get mine done! It's nearly there. And I'll probably get a beer, as well... 

Also.... stay outta the woods, kids! I was unlucky enough to brush against some poison oak last week and my hands are ON FIRE! Other than that, being in the Park is splendid. 

 

concussion kitten iz actor now??? /  by Sarah Deller

"hallo! remember me? there's a lot of things have happened since you and I last met. I've been up and I've been down..."

I got a concussion during the dress rehearsal of The Seagull - I was devastated. I was only able to go out twice and both times I was sort of like "haha yep i bruised my brain alright!" 

This also meant I wasn't able to go to on holiday to the UK - hopefully I'll make it there in the next year!

BUT today I signed on with Atlantic Talent and this summer I will be working with Shakespeare by the Sea!! Like a real actor!!!1! wow 

PS: I put up some production photos of The Seagull. Unfortunately my cast seemed again to get the short end of the stick with photos, but there are some nice ones from the Act 3 - 4 transition! 

come see me act please /  by Sarah Deller

where have i been, you might ask? 

(nobody is asking that)

(nobody reads this)

I have been rehearsing for The Seagull and being crushed under the weight of all my other coursework! Please come see The Seagull. 

My cast will be performing:

  • Student Preview night, March 30 @ 8pm - FREE for Dal and Kings students, though I can also put your name on the list if there is no other night you can go and you are not a Dal / Kings kid!
  • April 1 @ 8pm
  • April 4 @ 8pm

Click here for the facebook event page

There will also be an after party at the University club on April 4th. 

The Seagull rehearsals /  by Sarah Deller

I love this play so much. 

We were working on Act I and Act II today. I think they went well, although there's still a few things I really need to clean up. Also I was really screwing up my lines, which is unusual for me - I'm still not sure why that happened. I am also getting nervous for Act IV - and I know my nerves are not helping. 

I wish I could devote all of my time to The Seagull. It's so hard to keep up with school. But I need to put so much work into Act IV. 

I live right by the waterfront and usually I'm down on the boardwalk constantly, but since the winter has been bad and I've been so busy, I've barely been down at all. I sat there for almost an hour after rehearsal to clear my head. I realized how much I love living by the water and suddenly I started connecting to Nina in all sorts of new ways. And then some seagulls started flying overhead, and I thought, alright, time to go home. 

PS I added some new photos to the Backstage section!