Hi everyone,

Welcome to May! The show is officially less than three weeks away, and we are cranking away at the script after a successful line run. We have already finished the first or second drafts of blocking on Scrubs and Friends, and one page away from finishing The Office. Recently during rehearsal, Mr. Howard stressed on the idea of "the handle" for the actors to work on their acting. "The handle" refers to a distinct characteristic or trait that the character exhibits, which can be easily picked up like a handle by the audience even if they have never seen the show before. For example, my character in friends, Monica, is a control-freak who gets really hyper an competitive with games. To exhibit my "handle," I will have to exaggerate and broadcast these characteristics of Monica, and coin it down to one phrase like "hyper control-freak" for me to have something to focus my energy on. We will be having more rehearsals in the  Berkshire Hall atrium in the upcoming weeks, and that would be a great chance to put our skills to practice and really feel what it would be like to perform in that space.

Don't switch the channel,

Maggie