A Gilmore Night

On Tuesday I got to spend the night as Rory. I had the scene with Lorelai in the cemetary, and there was a new girl in class, so I also got to be Rory for the Sandeesays interview. Since Gilmore Girls is a phenomenon, even though I think you probably should have seen it by now, I will try not to give any spoilers.

We did the cemetary scene first, about 4 times, then once with the subtext improv beforehand. This was one of the times when I was not on the ball for the improv, but kept having to try not to laugh. Possibly something to do with the fact that I knew so much of the backstory and my scene partner knew so little, or very likely because she was absolutely hilarious and it was improvised so I wasn’t prepared for it.

As for the scene itself, our main adjustments were to raise the stakes, and a few minor tweaks about the backstory behind certain lines. I really like the way it turned out, and had a blast doing it.

The last scene of the night was the interview scene, which we started at the time class normally ends at. We ran it a few times in the back, since my scene partner hadn’t been there last week, before we did it on camera. Normally, I have a tendency to go slightly more apologetic and a bit weak in scenes like this, but today I decided to play more confident and to try and make it look like I am in control, even if I’m not. My adjustment was to be more thrown by the situation, which means taking more time to answer and being at a loss, but I still think it was a personal victory that I didn’t just automatically go for my usal go-to.

I was also a reader for a scene from the Mexican, where I got to be James Gandolfini. Although not exactly my casting, it is always nice to try things in class that you wouldn’t normally get to do

All in all it was a really fun class, with some new people, and only girls showing up

“I’m still a shy person. I’ve learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It’s part of my job.”

-Alexis Bledel