My First Scene Back!

Hello, my fellow artists! I wanted to share that my first scene back as a returning student of the Richard Lawson Studios went up on November 7th! My scene partner and I put up a scene from “Beverly Hills Cop 2” in his Tuesday scene study class, and we both did a great job in our first take! We delivered the product that we locked in during the final 20 percent of our rehearsal process. Keep reading below 🙂

This class is a virtual one, so all of the scenes and exercises are performed via Zoom. And this works out beautifully because my scene partner lives in the U.K. The stage manager called our scene, and we started. I had to stop the scene after 10 seconds because I didn’t configure my screen correctly. I was looking out at a sea of classmate thumbnails, and I couldn’t find my scene partner LOL! I could hear him, but I couldn’t see him. I’m glad I stopped the scene to ensure I could deliver my product. Otherwise, I would have regretted it afterwards during my assessment. After I made the technical adjustments and verified that I could only see him, the stage manager called the scene again. Keep reading below 🙂

I felt great about our scene. I felt like we delivered our product. I was able to let the scene go once I called “scene”. I felt present during the assessment. I talked about what I worked on. I expressed that one of the things I wanted to explore in the second take was what physically happens to me after Axel Foley leaves my office? Do I have heartburn or indigestion? Do I pull a whiskey bottle from my desk drawer and take a shot? How does my exasperation with Axel reveal itself physically in that final chapter of the scene? We received a great assessment and are excited to apply the notes and bring the scene back for a second take. Keep reading below 🙂

My scene from “Yellowstone” is scheduled to go up in my Thursday scene study class on November 30th, and that will be in person on stage. I can’t wait to share how that goes as well. Until next time! And for fun, below is a screenshot of our final rehearsal: