Young Hearts Crying (2010)
“Lucy recited. “Here I am, all freshly bathed and scented, and feeling like a brand new human being!”
But instead of delivering the next line in his Stanley Kowalski voice and his menacing Stanley Kowalski slouch, Jack Halloran broke out of character and became her coach again. “No, look, dear,” he said. “Let me try to explain something. We know the audience has to suspect from the start that Blanche is gonna go crazy; otherwise they’ll never believe the final curtain. But I’m getting a little a...fraid you’re gonna make her go crazy too soon. When you let hysteria come up into your face and your voice that way, you’re robbing us of a lot of tension and suspense. You’re kind of giving the whole show away, if you see what I mean.”
“Well, of course I see, Jack,” she said. “It’s just that I wasn’t aware of any – hysteria, that’s all.”
“Well, I may not have put it very well, but that’s the idea. And another thing. We know Blanche hates Stanley; she’s revolted by everything about him, and you’ve got that part of it right.MoreLess
But instead of delivering the next line in his Stanley Kowalski voice and his menacing Stanley Kowalski slouch, Jack Halloran broke out of character and became her coach again. “No, look, dear,” he said. “Let me try to explain something. We know the audience has to suspect from the start that Blanche is gonna go crazy; otherwise they’ll never believe the final curtain. But I’m getting a little a...fraid you’re gonna make her go crazy too soon. When you let hysteria come up into your face and your voice that way, you’re robbing us of a lot of tension and suspense. You’re kind of giving the whole show away, if you see what I mean.”
“Well, of course I see, Jack,” she said. “It’s just that I wasn’t aware of any – hysteria, that’s all.”
“Well, I may not have put it very well, but that’s the idea. And another thing. We know Blanche hates Stanley; she’s revolted by everything about him, and you’ve got that part of it right.MoreLess
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