Posted in Corpsing, FoolProof, Fringe Festival, Making Out, Minneapolis, Theater

Corpsing in the Basement

rehearsal
Mark has his Back to the camera - he's playing Martin. Tony is on the right. He is "Acting Real Hard" in this picture.

I realize that sounds morbidly dirty, but really, it was quite hilarious. Last night we attempted to do a full run of Foolproof and for a show that is supposed to have a run time of 55min, we definitely broke the bank. Granted, we reworked a few scenes and ran a couple multiple times, but the major speed bump in last night’s rehearsal process was corpsing. By Wikipedia’s definition, Corpsing is: a British theatrical slang term used to describe when an actor breaks character during a scene by laughing or causing another cast member to laugh.  It was an absolute gigggle fest. All and all it was  a pretty decent rehearsal.

And the corpsing continues...
And the corpsing continues...

 Making out Is Funny.

It turns out that making out for the first time with a friend, while in character, in front of people is not only moderately awkward, but also incredibly funny. It definitely had the feeling of a Junior High game of spin-the bottle.

I am really excited for people to see this show. Coming soon: Our trailer!