Tropical Train Ride 2
WOW! I had a blast AGAIN!! Playing with players at the level of Mike Malyar, Spencer Reedy and the incomparable Sarah Kirwin has got me fired up!
For the first act we did a 30 minute scene (in two locations). We started in a dentist office and then went down to a parking garage. It was slow. It was hilarious. So much fun to play.
I may be having too much fun. I never used to break on stage and in this show I am getting broken (for very brief stints) on a nightly basis. This time it was Mike who destroyed me. Here is the set up: The dentist office had bought chairs from Ikea that couldn’t recline. I came in to get a tooth drilled. After a bit of physical comedy I decide to leave and go to my car. The dentists follow me. Once they see my car Mike takes a huge pause and says “Hey these seats recline. We could fill the tooth in your car. I could drill from the back seat.” Not funny as I write it, but it destroyed me and the audience.
I can’t wait for this week with FORK and Adrain Holguin from Impulse, and Amanda Kennedy. Should be fun. I am going to work on not breaking.