A day of rehearsals

Spent a large part of the day in rehearsals. In the morning it was Arkle's play The House of Yes written by Wendy MacLeod. As usual in the Fringe Arkle are putting on their two shows at the Royal Scots Club just off Dundas Street. In another life I spent many hours there at all manner of RBS meetings and workshops. Five years ago now, but could be fifty! L plays the part of Jackie-O, but it's an ensemble piece with all five characters having plenty to do. It was adapted for the cinema in the 1990s, with Parkey Posey, "Queen of the Indies" in the late 90s, playing Jackie-O. Parker is also much loved by Christopher Guest, featuring in four of his film mockumentaries to date. I wasn't sure which picture to use, and didn't want to give too much away. There was a dark one of the buys lighting emergency candles when the power goes out in the middle of the hurricane that looked a little like the El Greco in the National Gallery, but in the end I went for this one, of Lesly looking a little lost and out of her depth as she arrives at the Pascal house for thanksgiving.
In the afternoon I was supposed to be at the dress rehearsal for the Grads' Antony and Cleopatra, having already taken pictures at an ordinary rehearsal. The only problem was that there had been a double booking and the rehearsal room were occupied. The rehearsal did go ahead, outside in a space under the George Square Theatre, but sadly not in costume. And with the venue tech this evening not in costume either, that's probably the last chance to take pictures of C's costumes.
By the way, yesterday L and I went to the Playhouse to see Koyaanisqatsi. It's and amazing film on a small TV screen, so it was just awesome on a big screen with the music performed live by the Philip Glass Ensemble. They were all great, but the woman singing was particularly mesmerising. In the Hopi language, the word Koyaanisqatsi means "crazy life, life in turmoil, life out of balance, life disintegrating, a state of life that calls for another way of living". Says it all really. All beautifully illustrated with slow motion, ordinary speed and timelapse sequences, in a film made nearly thirty years ago and still every bit as relevant today, even if some of the technology has moved on.