Sound of A Voice

OMG I hate acting. Why? Because I can't act to save my life.

But anyways- I got assigned to act in the FIRST SCENE of Sound Of the Voice. Yipee.
Honestly, this is the weirdest play that I have ever read in my life. Not that I read a lot of plays.
Still- You gotta admit that the two characters in this play are super weird. Like, really weird.
So in Scene 1, I'm supposed to be this Japanese girl with a fake name "Yokiko". I'm guessing Yokiko is this beautiful, fair-skinned, slender beauty with small red lips, big black eyes and long jet black hair. Exactly the opposite of me. Oh well, my partner and I will have to make it work.
Actually, now that I think about it, my partner would be so much more compatible as Yokiko!!
He's fair with rosy red cheeks and would totally pass for a Japanese. (Ok, I better stop now in case I offend him....)

Chandele : Angie!! What do I do?! I can't act to save my soul. How do you become that sexy bombshell killer in those movies??
Angie : Mind over matter, dear. You just have to believe that you can do it- and you can. It's that easy. Also practice. Lots of practice. You do realize that you have to go over the script more than thrice?
Chandele : Er...yeah. It's not the script that's bothering me- It's those actions and movements that comes along with it. Like here "she walks up to the vase, picks up the flower,..." I just feel really weird doing these with everybody watching.
Angie : Don't be so conscious. Everyone else will be doing the same. Besides, you got the easiest scene in the whole play. So shut up and just do it.
Chandele : ......Hmph. Okay.
Angie : And what props will you be using?
Chandele : Ergh, I would have to wear a kimono and get tea cups, plates, chopsticks and flowers and a mat. Marilyn has all that so I'm all good.
Angie : Well then. Looks like all you have to do now is rehearse with your partner and you'll be fine.
Chandele : I guess so. I should stop fretting over it and just face the fact that I would be having the weirdest "fake conversation" ever with my partner this Thursday. Accompanied with fake tea, fake food and fake flowers.
Angie : Good luck.

Oh, just to say something about this play, I'll talk a little about the props that we're using.
So, I'd just be pouring tea from the teapot into the tea cup this Thursday, but the Japanese tea ceremony is actually pretty extensive.
There are several equipments (chadōgu) used in preparing this tea which is usually followed up by a light meal.

Well, unfortunately I wouldn't be doing the tea ceremony but here's a video for you to watch if you're really interested in the Japanese tea ceremony.
It's pretty darn extensive, by the way- but enjoy, my lovelies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4t4s8P1uVE