Fifth of July
Thursday, March 11th, 2004Will's play? Absolutely amazing. He did so wonderfully (is that a word? Oh well, is now) and I was so proud of him. There were some lines in there between June (his character's sister) and him that sounded so much like us it was frightening. The way his jaw would clench, his facial expression, I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing. It was an odd experience, seeing Will as an actor, not just melodramatic.
Caroline, he, and I were talking after the play. Caroline said a friend of hers (who is a complete idiot) went up to her during intermission and said, "Uhh… dude… can he really not walk?" (The character's legs were blown off during Vietnam and he now walks with polio crutches and prosthetics). Will laughed and took it as a compliment.
I'm going again on Friday… curious to see if his performance will be any different. Also I had him sign my ticket from Tuesday night, and date it. I figure I'll sign the one on Friday and give it to him. That way, when we're famous but bankrupt, we can sell eachother's signatures for bread money. ^^