ENTER THE REHEARSAL HALL -- WHERE THE MAGIC BEGINS!

There is something magical about sitting in an audience as the house lights dim.

The buzz in the room settles into quiet anticipation as we wait to be transported into someone else's world, someone else's story. But what we see on the stage is just the culmination of weeks, sometimes months of work behind the scenes by artists of all description: actors, directors, designers, wardrobe people, carpenters, painters, sound and light experts and others.

This blog will give you a fly-on-the-wall glimpse into that unknown world, following the rehearsal process.
This will be your guide to the hard work, fun and weirdness of putting together a play
for a professional theatre company.

You'll never watch a play in the same way again!

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Lawrence & Holloman: Meet the Players




"Lawrence" played by Matthew Edison. Lawrence is a perennial optimist, high on life, and -- as it turns out -- on himself. He can find a positive spin on anything that happens to him (and I mean ANYTHING), but after a while you start to wonder: is he just a positive person, or is he actually simply oblivious?




"Holloman" played by Michael Spencer-Davis. Holloman is the ultimate "glass is half-empty" guy. Seemingly powerless in the face of the bigger-than-life juggernaut that is Lawrence (he can't seem to convince Lawrence that he ISN'T a gay discount-shoe clerk who lives with his mother), he actually is holding more cards than he might appear.


Director Robert Metcalfe is responsible for making the these two opposite poles come together to give life to the story, and for making sure that the very black humour shines at every moment, so that laughter bubbles up at the most unexpected moments.
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  1. UnknownFebruary 17, 2010 at 12:35 AM

    Wish I could attend the show...Love Matthew Edison..real Canadian talent who doesn't get enough recognition...great actor and and all around great person.

    ps...he's my baby brother and Im his biggest fan!

    Shelby
    Victoria, BC

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  2. PTEBlogFebruary 19, 2010 at 9:45 AM

    We love Matthew Edison, too! He's perfectly cast as the sunny optimist, and he does "obnoxiously oblivious" so well (obviously that part is just great acting!).

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