location: hexmore outdoor theatre with: @ashnadir
The rehearsal went great for most of it, really. Things were coming together, the people felt and looked natural in their roles and story and Imani was happy with what she was seeing.
And then one of the lead actor suddenly turned green and had to rush out to the bathroom and after checking up on him, Imani had to conclude that he would not be able to finish today. They were lucky if he could come back in a few days - which was fine, this is why they had understudies, but she still wanted to finish up today and of course this was the one day the understudy wasn't here either.
"Aaron is out for the day guys, unfortunately - stomach bug of some sort," she announced as she went back to the stage.
That was when her eyes landed on somebody she didn't quite recognize and she got an idea. "You, though. You're new, I can tell, but this is your chance to shine. You just gotta stand right over there, onto that little white cross and read these lines," she said, already redirecting the guy and pressing the script into his hands, pointing out exactly where they were.
"We're just going finish up the scene, all you gotta do is read the lines, alright? If you put in some emotions, excellent, but Dana, you just do your best and then we can all finish up. How's that sound, everyone? Great! You start," she said to the newbie (was he even any kind of actor? Imani didn't really know or care, she would work with what she had), looking as confident as she could.