Today is the last day to make preparations for the play! As the cast are filing in their bios and meeting up for last minute line runs, we all anticipated this package.
Notice how it's under Our main character's name? We did this for a reason. It's a bit of dark humor really...
You see we always seem to struggle with this one prop. We use guns, candles, fake cigarettes; but this particular prop is one that is hard to make convincing. We realized we had to go for the real thing.
Lucky for us, Yuki, our lead actress is a former mortician (yep, you read that correctly). So with her help and a 'graduation gift' later we got this beautiful new urn! In fact, the actress playing the character that these 'ashes' are supposed to be contained in picked it out in a catalogue on our last rehearsal this past Sunday. My only request as a Director was that we pick a child size one so it's easier to maneuver with on stage.
I've been relishing in my gothic tones lately, but I think that this really seems to top my cake. At first I was a bit jittery about it, but after seeing the beauty of the urn, I much enjoy it.
Can't wait for the play tomorrow! I'm looking forward to making history. Especially after this little fun fact.
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