Night of the Hunter Workshop

This past weekend I was invited to perform in a workshop with City Lit theater for an adaption of Night of the Hunter based on the book that inspired the 1955 film of the same name. I played Pearl, the five year old daughter of Willa. We workshopped the play for four hours, reading through and discussing the work, and then performed with spontaneous blocking for a small audience. It was a fun experience to improv blocking with no set or anything and see how everyone stepped up to that challenge.

I got a lovely compliment from one of our audience members on how well I played a child and that my movement and behavior was very accurate to a five year old. I guess those years of substitute teaching preschool and kindergarten paid off! It's fun to let loose and allow your inner child to come out!