It's a Tongueless Job (by Morgana Harp)

...but at least Graverobber got us those tongues for Xmas.
Back to business.
After all, being a Henchgirl is all business.

Repo!rt:

Mission: Amber's Sweets May 2010 performance.


Success.
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Only one complaint -- soreness.
My feet weren't so bad. I'm just overall sore. Though, I must admit, I wanted to die during Night Surgeon.
But let's go down the runthrough.

The practices went better than any other time. My costume change was done by the end of Depraved Heart Murder--thank you, Spudzy--and there were no major issues, as far as I know. Usually it gets ugly on show day, but everything was relatively clean.
Before the actual show, there were some concerns, but everything was dealt with well.

Walking out for Depraved heart murder, I realized that the sound was kinda....quiet? So I really played out on Violin, and apparently Dani could hear it. I thought I did well, so let's hope I did. The pictures were pretty rad of that, too bad Spooky was too surprised to get any.
Costume change was FAST. But it worked out well. Yvonne and I appeared a little early--nerves made us eager, but it was fine. We walked, and from what I can tell, for most of the show we were in sync.
I dropped the photos almost on time--there was about a second difference.
It was hard not to adjust my collar or glasses, knowing they were slightly askew. But standing there, being still was so worth it. I finally got my wish--to be splattered. It was very good. Seconds before we were to walk, I lifted my hand and consumed some of the blood on it.
Not the best taste, but hopefully people in the audience thought it was amusing.
We were off on the gunflip, but we never got a chance to practice that, so we better get it down for next time.
Run back downstairs for a costume change, arrive again as Marni.
We slayed legal assassin. I'm glad that people think I'm "savage" in that scene. It makes me happy.
The way I see it, Marni is a distortion of Nathan's love. It is no longer love, really, but a dark obsession. So I try to convey a bit of Nathan in my performance, with absolute sadism. Misty's such a lamb, it's like his old love. And then Theresa is a strange combo thereof.
The portrait panels went back without to much trouble. Time to torture Art.
I love inviting the audience by looking right at them during this scene like, "What are you going to do? Will you let this man ruin himself? You will? Good, let's get to work." And then Whispering "Assassin" in Art's ear and watching him be terrified.
We forgot our gas canister, so I just threw an imaginary one.
Standing awkwardly with Shilo was not fun, but oh well.
Intermission was fun. Got to see my loved ones, parade around tongues, and be in character. Assisting Shilo to the restroom was brilliant.
The rest of the show was amazing. I wanted to die during Night Surgeon just because I was so sore at that point.
WSTOS went very well, I think people were amused by my antics with Felicity.
Carrying Dani is not fun, but it is at the same time. I think the audience liked that we knocked him out though.
The Henchi vs Repo fight was fun. Tim mixed it up a bit, and falling was epic. The call of "Her Squeedleyspooch!" when I got hit made me internally smile--but my face was stuck as Henchgirl.
I was trying to unbuckle Tim's jacket while "carrying" him. Not fun. Then I had to stick my cattle prod in his jacket and shakily undo it. Which I failed at, he had to help me. So sorry!
Then the wheelchair started to slide, so I had to put the stopper on. I tried to make sure the coat wouldn't get caught. Once again, I am sorry for the manhandling. We'll practice that.
I think the lightsabers were appreciated. Right? Right?

After the show I talked to Spooky and Peaches and was interviewed. Turns out I know some things about Repo that he didn't know, and thus, put to shame, he turned his back on me. So I was sad. But then we talked again, so it was good.
I forgot to bring my music stand for Terrance to sign--next time, I suppose.
Someone in the audience called me a method actor. It wasn't so much that--though being a henchgirl is fun--I was just stuck due to being that way and my throat hurt from the chemicals in the air.
There were a lot of "Smile" requests. Much appreciated.

Thank you all!
See you next time.