And that's exactly what I was doing onstage this evening - requested by director Jules I hasten to add.
To explain: Mr Stephen Lurvey who is playing Jack Gale, the sole male character in The Thrill of Love was not able to make this evening's rehearsal. So a stand in was needed for the night, not only to read the lines but be in the onstage positions when said lines were being projected. And I felt privileged when Jules asked me to perform that role for the rehearsal. Mind you, she didn't have a lot of choice as the other two guys there that night were stagehands/extras and already had their roles to perform...
But I gave it a go and didn't do bad. What was great about standing in for Steve was to see the four actresses in the play performing their lines up close and to see how the play is shaping up. And from what I witnessed, it's gonna be pretty amazing, powerful theatre. Three weeks today all this will be going out to the first live audience...
As for this post's title, it refers to the role of Jack Gale, who spends a lot of time in the shadows, overlooking the action before delivering his lines. Steve has become adapt at lurking in the shadows.
He has now dubbed himself 'The Shadow Master'.
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