[Rebirth] King of Theater

After rehearsing for a long time, the crew finally ushered in the first full rehearsal.

There were a lot of people attending this rehearsal.

The lighting designer will sit next to director Hank Lee, and they should be watching the rehearsal while discussing the lighting design style; the sound designer, music director, and choreographer will stand at a place close to the stage, so that it is convenient to discuss the actors Their singing and dancing, and discussing whether to add any special sound effects when it comes to the official performance; the stage manager also led the staff to stand by to check for omissions throughout the performance;

In addition, there are costume designers, makeup artists, prop artists, set designers, and even electricians.

"Don't worry too much."

Mr. Milson and Al were also seated facing the center of the stage.

It may be because Al, as a newcomer, has never experienced such a scene before.

Therefore, he deliberately said thoughtfully: "The first rehearsal is like holding a wedding. No matter how much preparation you have made before and how beautiful your heart is full of longing for it, unexpected things will happen in the end! Those who make a plan to go down are all dreaming."

Al didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Sir, this doesn't seem to be a consolation."

Mr. Milson also laughed: "It's not consolation, it's just to prepare you for a failure! The rehearsal is used by the crew to expose problems. Only when problems arise can we solve them early, instead of deceiving ourselves and others. The falsehood goes well, but when it comes to the official performance, it will be overwhelmed."

This is very true.

Al behaved very humbly and receptive, nodding repeatedly.

Mr. Milson can't help but get a great sense of accomplishment from it.

He looked at this sensible, precocious, talented playwright who was discovered by himself with full satisfaction, and couldn't help but began to immerse himself in the narcissism of "my vision is superb" again.

After that, the rehearsal began.

All in all, the results were lukewarm, neither good nor bad.

But as a first rehearsal...

The plot of the whole play is considered successful and smoothly interpreted, which can be regarded as a kind of success. .

However, in the process, many problems were inevitably exposed.

For example, the costume designer's amazing masterpiece of long skirts almost caused Chris to break her neck on the stage; and the red paper sun that the set designer came up with suddenly hung there abruptly, making the whole The moment of the stage looks like an amateur style of a school Christmas party; there are other problems, such as, the actor's wig flew twice, Belle and Kitty moved incorrectly and almost collided, and when the group dance performance , the formation is messy...

All these unspeakable but frequent unexpected situations are enough to drive a normal person crazy.

As a result, the scene began to be chaotic.

Director Hank Lee yelled at the costume designer, telling her to take away the long dress that almost killed the heroine;

The set designer nearly got into a fight with the electrician because some wiring problems seemed to be causing problems with his set;

The lighting engineer yelled at the group of dancers almost rudely, telling them to stand in the damn right position quickly, otherwise they should hide in the shadows and stay out of the way so as not to get in the way.

The scene was once terribly chaotic.

In fact, in the imagination of many laymen, rehearsal should be a beautiful and pleasant event, where everyone gathers together to perform happily and without pressure.

But now, well!

Can honestly tell everyone: "Rehearsals are hell!"

But in fact, this is precisely an essential step in stage performance art.

In the face of such hell...

It is often necessary to have a strong mind, a firm will, sufficient physical strength, vigorous energy, and a strong love for the stage, in order to persevere and persevere, and slowly carve rough and ugly rough stones into The beautiful jade that shocked the world!

Obviously, it is not modest to say that Al has all the above excellent qualities.

He looked almost uncannily calm amidst the chaos around him.

At that time, after Mr. Milson noticed the chaos of the scene, he hurriedly looked at Al for the first time, thinking: "This child must be frightened by this messy scene. Alas, he is young after all. As an elder, I have to deal with this situation." The child is in charge! I have to tell him, don’t worry, after a while, they will adjust themselves.”

But when he turned his gaze away, he was surprised to find:

The young playwright sat calmly and steadily on the chair from the beginning to the end, and supported his little head with one hand. While observing everything that happened on the stage with great interest, he kept writing and drawing in his notebook with a pen. A pair of beautiful green eyes that seem to be able to speak are shining with a light as bright as fireworks, and the corners of the lips are slightly curved...

At this moment, his posture, his expression, his gaze, and even the invisible aura around him all exude a kind of "ah, I like it, I like it so much, I enjoy everything in front of me "'s message of beauty and joy.

"Damn it! The kid really loves the business," muttered Mr. Milson in amazement.

However, as a member of the theater industry who has been in the industry for many years, he feels extremely gratified and proud that those existences that he has always regarded as treasures are being understood, recognized, and regarded as treasures by another talented young man.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but stare at the little playwright in front of him who was clearly enjoying it with extremely gentle eyes, and his heart was filled with joy: "This must be the best gift God has given me."

Wait until the day after the first rehearsal.

Al grabbed the notebook that was full of writing after spending all night, and excitedly planned to talk to director Hank Lee about the specific presentation of some subtle passages of the plot, as well as the handling of characters and other issues. .

But just halfway...

He was stopped by Mr. Milson: "Al, come to my office and have a chat."

Al had no choice but to walk over, but was surprised to find that Director Hank Lee was also in Mr. Milson's office.

The Mr. director exuded an unhappy atmosphere, as if someone owed him money and didn't pay him back, he sat silently in the corner of the sofa and sulked.

But Mr. Milson paid no attention to the quarrelsome old friend.

He smiled amiably and said, "Al, I called you because I have a new suggestion for our show."

"What? What new suggestion?" Al couldn't help feeling uneasy.

He was a little nervous. According to the experience of his previous life, the producers usually come up with some new suggestions. Most of them think that everyone has spent too much money recently and want to reduce expenses. But the problem is that the crew is already very poor. Ah, it's the end of the cut again.

"Don't stand there, let's sit down and talk."

Mr. Milson greeted him with a smile: "That's right, I heard our hero Matt sing a song a few days ago."

"Is he not good at singing?"

"On the contrary, it's very good, but it's sung in a rock style."

"Well, he used to be a rock star after all."

"But this time it was sung exceptionally well, and, after I stopped and listened to it, I found that the song was actually the hero's character song."

"I'm sorry, sir. We did discuss it, and we did write a rock song, but it was just for fun. Don't worry, sir! I know it's a bit of a stretch to put a rock element in a musical right now. It's ahead of its time, it's like cooking with only salt in the past, but one day, someone suddenly brought pepper over. In a short time, it's impossible for everyone to agree..."

"You're absolutely right!"

Mr. Milson interrupted with a cheerful high-five, "Actually, my new suggestion is, why don't we put some chili in there!"

"what?"

Al was shocked: "Sir? Did I hear you right?"

Mr. Milson said, "Of course you heard me right. I have been arguing with Director Li for a long time about this matter."

At this time, Director Hank Lee let out a 'hum' in dissatisfaction.

But Mr. Milson continued to say cheerfully as if he didn't hear it: "Actually, I don't understand, but the song Matt sang sounds very good to me, even better than the one we use now. Besides, I I know you have always wanted to do this, otherwise, with your serious personality, you would never have asked the music director, Matt, and your little friend Randy to write such a rock song in such a tight rehearsal time Thick character songs, you're just too embarrassed to tell me."

"Yes... yes, yes."

Al didn't know what to say anymore, so he had to admit: "I know that the content of the revised script is already so bold that it's embarrassing for you, if you add some rock elements... Yes, I want to! I really want to! But, I, I also dare not easily test the audience's ability to accept."

"But, Al! Do you know? If a playwright wants to grow, he must not rest on his laurels. Instead, he should have the courage to try and be fearless at any time. Even if he is facing Mount Everest, he must climb up boldly! ’ said Mr. Milson vigorously.

Then, he patted the table hard, and his eyes under the lens were still fixed on Al: "Isn't it just adding rock and roll elements? I agree, you can try it boldly! I will entrust this show to you, all ...you can try everything you can think of!"

"Mr. Milson?!"

"What? Are you so excited that you want to kiss me?"

"No, no! But, yes, what if it fails?"

"I can afford it, Al, it's not a playwright's business."

"Sir, are you crazy? It's gambling."

"For the growth of a genius playwright, I am willing to take a gamble."

"My God! Would you really want to do this for me?" Al asked softly.

Mr. Milson corrected with a smile: "It's wrong, it's for us, this is also my play."

That night, Al stared at the script in silence for a long, long time.

While wiping his face with a towel, Luke came over and asked, "Dude, what are you thinking?"

Al said abruptly, "Luke, I'm sure to make a fortune in my life!"

Luke looked at him blankly: "Of course, you can! But where did you say that?"

Al couldn't help sighing: "I must never disappoint those who have helped me."