I actually watched this clip just now, and that was horrifying to any stage actor.
But she IS a solid actress for this reason:
Not sure what they had to work with, in terms of a set, but it's quite confined; the steamers (i.e. stage lights) don't help, when a stage actor is sweating and blinded by them. In this case, the young actress is obviously following her blocking, as per her director; BUT....the director, knowing the actress was portraying a blind individual, should have liased with the stage manager and assistant stage manager, and opened that stage set up a bit more, thus giving the actress more room to manoeuver; if this had been done, it would have also allowed the actress an even greater opportunity to convincingly portray a "blind" person. It does not help, that they were directed to move the props too far up-stage; this is a major faux pas. NEVER move your props anywhere NEAR that "Fourth Wall", if one can help it. In this case, because this WAS done, the actress was forced to adopt a trajectory that made her avoid the prop, and brought her too close to that "Wall", and she wound up "breaking" it (and almost breaking HERSELF, in the process). Also, look at that stage again: there are WAY too many props cluttering that stage, considering what's portrayed, and stage space in this production being at a dire premium. However, the actress is a real trooper; she got back on that stage, and resumed and maintained character. Not easy to do. Also, there's an even larger safety issue compounded here, when you consider all of the above, with the fact that the performers are wearing very long skirts as part of their costuming.
Again, since I'm not sure if that was the WHOLE stage, or a portion of a BIGGER stage they were working on, it's hard to say why they were directed in that fashion. If that young performer had really hurt herself because of incomptetent or reckless direction, then the curtains would DEFINITELY be coming down on someone.
(fade to slow black-out......curtain down....cue music....increase gradually)
Actually, the props were too far DOWNstage. Getting closer to the "fourth wall" is actually going downstage. This is due to the fact that in the past stages were actually tilted upwards in the back and so to move away from the audience actually meant going "up" so therefore it was called upstage. So, if the props had been more upstage, it would've been helpful to the actor.
Three years of theatre school and all I can do is give everyone a lesson on up/downstage....*sigh*
You're right, divine. Typo on my part. "Down-stage" is quite correct.
Sorry about being long-winded about this one, podster and ramblerouser....but I wasn't critiquing this as a "cop"; I was wearing a different hat for this one.
Good, Canuck....very good. Finding agreement with you is disturbing...but you do well in your critiques, long and tedious (dry?) as they might be. Educational, even, for those of us who have no stage experience.
On the other hand, watching Helen Keller bounce off the floor has a certain evil humorous effect....perhaps I am not well either. I laughed.
"On the job" as in the same job as you? Nope. Never said I was.
But we DO work for the same employer, as far as law enforcement goes; I'm at 21 years service; and you? Are you a civilian employee? Or constable? Or "auxiliary constable"?
Feel free to answer all or any of the above at your leisure.
Think Charlie Oscar in the Echo Mike Delta Charlie, except for my first 18 years, which were spent at Tango Whiskey Delta Charlie. Still posted in the GTA, though.
Does any of that make sense?
If it does, simply reply "10-4";
If not, well what the hell, I'll just come out and say it.
Have at it, Constable.
P.S. Out of curiosity, what's the rank-and-files' perception of Fantino, thus far?
10-4. You guys do good thank less work. I had to go to Milton to interview a guy last year and got a good look at the crap you guys put up with every day all day.
What can you say about Fantino. He's a cop's cop. I've been to Caledonia five times, the first three under Gwen who was a no show. We got the shit kick of of us both by the people of Caledonia and the media. The last two under Fantino. He showed up both times and deflected the attention onto himself and gave us back a little self respect.
Got a lot of good friends who joined the OP's (as I call'em...lol). One of them is now a Sgt. up at the Midland detachment. Great and a good copper. Another one is crusiing Wasaga Beach.
Canuck...re: your "delta charlies"...are you happy with how your system is working up there? Hard to judge it from the states. Illegal immigrants an issue in canuck-land?(a growing issue to your sud).
The issue of illegal immigration up here is an on-going concern as well. However, (and dirk I think might agree), most of the "illegals" that arrive up here, tend to settle in three primary areas: Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. In Toronto, the majority of "illegals" are, if you can believe it, Jamaican; a close second is East Indian (Sikhs, Hindus, etc.), followed by Vietnamese. In Vancouver, I believe it's Chinese and East Indian (it's a port city); in Montreal, it's all a mish-mash. The immigration procedure is maddeningly slow up here, i.e., processing the ones who in fact, ARE "illegal". BUT...once ordered deported, especially if they're already in a delta-charlie, they're GONE. Period. I've lost track of how many illegals I've tagged and bagged for their long journey back to whatever side of the globe they're from. Some went the easy way; some went the hard way. But they WENT. I had the unfortunate occassion to attend a police funeral, for a young Toronto copper named Todd Bayliss (remember this lad, dirk?); this fine constable was shot to death by an individual who was already placed on an "order for removal" from Canada.....two years prior to this tragedy. That's when the you-know-what hit the fan, and the heat came down on all immigration-related crimes. I actually observed a solid spike in deprtation cases afterwards. On one occassion, the guy I had red-bagged for his trip actually went berserk just before he left, and me and three Mounties (who were there to escort him to the tarmac) had to go to the mat with him. He was acutely psychotic (wanted in South Africa for the murder of 6 or 7 government officials there, I think). The system up here IS strict in terms of legislation, but it's the ENFORCEMENT of it that was spotty. After 9/11 of course, it was a whole different ballgame. Just before I left there, when I got my transfer orders approved, we actually had three accused members of Al-Queada in custody. Unreal. Nasty bunch they were, too.
So, I guess in some ways yes, the "system" does work, but other ways no. Always room for improvement, I suppose.
Dirk may have a different slant on it from his perspective, since he occupies a different (but similar) sector of the justice policy division.
But to be quite honest, chaz, that was a surprisingly tough question. Don't be surprised if I get back to you again on this, after some more thought.
Throb was truly in love with his girlfriend decided to have her name tattooed on his penis, her name was Wendy, and the tattoo was done while the penis was erect, so when it was not erect all you could see was W Y.
Shortly after Wendy was silly enough to say yes they were married and honeymooning in Jamaica, Throbby was in a bathroom in Kingston, and standing next to him was a Jamaican man who also had a W Y on his penis.
Throbby said to him "Oh is your girl named Wendy too?"
The Jamaican replied, "No, Mon that says, 'Welcome To Jamaica Have a Nice Day'".
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