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After taking some time to think through ideas and character relationships (yes, there are relationships even in a one-man show!) I have started in on the second draft of Schrödinger's Cat Must Die! I am focusing in this draft on the character of the Professor, who needs the most work. The other character (at least that I play), his Assistant, I feel pretty good about so far. The Professor's text in draft 1, however, was mostly focused on laying out the physics concepts that I wanted to address. Now I am working on making the Professor more of a character than simply a lecturer. I am almost halfway through this in draft 2, and with a three-day weekend coming up hope to make it through the rest of this draft in the near future. My goal has been to get through a second draft by the end of January, so I'm well on track for that. I have also started the process of trying to track down some costume and set pieces that will be required, as a few are a bit unusual. For example, I need a trunk that is large enough for me to fit inside, but small enough to fit in my compact car. Good thing I have awhile before such things are needed...


The trick with this play is to keep it interesting as a piece of theater, with story, character, conflict and so on, for even the non-science people, while at the same time including some real science for those that are interested and do it in a way that is accessible. As a physicist, an actor, and a playwright, this is a piece I am uniquely suited for and so am both excited and daunted by the idea of performing it. Still, I am way ahead of the game (many Fringe applicants don't even know what their show is about this far out). The Fringe lottery is on Monday, February 16th and I most definitely will be there waiting for my ping pong ball to be drawn.


196 days until Fringe.