Ghetto Rehearsals Week 2

This week has been very interesting for me as I have come to understand a great deal more about my character in the 'Insulin Play.' At first we were unsure whether the characters involved were being melodramatic or making a mockery out of the play. Now we understand that it is satirical and very symbolic of everybody's lives in the Ghetto. Knowing this has helped so much as I rehearse my lines because I can truly understand the meaning behind them. This week also was very interesting as we blocked the Swanee dance. This was a very perplexing scene as the characters are dancing yet they look physically and mentally exhausted. They appear to be dancing out of utter fear of Kittel yet they are almost too scared to put any effort into their steps. The fact that the girls are dancing with girls I think is so effective and for some reason it makes the scene even more sickening. I'm not quite sure why but there is something presented that it clearly uncomfortable for the audience and unnatural as understandably you would expect partner dancing to occur between a man and a woman.