2012-06-28
【前言】
继去年出演《阿拉丁“信仰的高贵”》之后，娃儿再度参加捷门堂暑期戏剧夏令营，这次排练的是现代歌舞剧《音乐人》少儿版。这部自1957年荣获美国百老汇舞台剧最高荣誉奖——托尼“无价之宝”奖和音乐界奥斯卡“神矛”奖──格莱美“留声机”奖的百老汇经典，先后被改编为电影和电视片，是戏剧爱好者争相演绎的热门剧目。故事发生在爱荷华州“河城”，推销员哈罗德·希尔以组建乐队为名骗取钱财，却被钢琴教师玛丽安识破，却在帮助她口吃的弟弟后动了真情，最终回心转意——小镇生活因之重现新貌。全剧围绕七首著名歌舞展开，情节跌宕起伏，场面震撼人心。 夏令营共五周：第一周试听，营员随音导和舞编学习歌曲与台步，然后临场发挥，由剧导从中物色演员；后四周则全力以赴投入正式排练。主要角色均由九岁以上大班营员扮演——娃儿被分配到了“城镇男孩”群体中的一员，虽不是主角，却是一支集体舞蹈片段中的前排位置，需要同时完成三段连续的踢腿动作和一句合唱。 他在排练的第一周，总是比规定时间早到15分钟。他把新学的舞步反复练习，直到其他营员陆续到来。有一次他拉着我提前到剧场，说要让我看看那个踢腿动作的分解。他在空无一人的舞台上，从慢到快做了三遍，然后气喘吁吁地问：“你觉得够高了吗？”我不知道那个踢腿最终有没有被导演留下，也不知道他能不能记住所有歌词，但我知道，他在这个舞台上找到了某种让他愿意提前到场的东西——不是表演本身，而是在那个空旷的剧场里，他对自己说“再练一次”时，那种不需要外力推动的、来自内部的意愿。而也许那就是舞台给一个娃儿最珍贵的训练：让他学会在没有人观看的时刻，依然认真地对待一个踢腿。那便是通往表演的路，也可能通往更远的地方——一条只有他自己知道起点和方向的路。 【Aiden in English】
Monday, June 25th, 2012 Today was my first day at Germantown Academy summer camp this year. Most of the time, we were trying to figure out our advantage in fitting in any characters in The Music Man Jr. You could request to play a role you liked in the act. I even made some new friends. Some of the people I met before have already left. I will miss them. Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 Today was our first day performing on stage. The Music Man Jr. is a Broadway play we will perform this year. It went pretty well. But I felt slightly confused because the person beside me was doing the opposite thing. Then we had to sing a memorized song. Our music teacher sounded tough. However, we could handle it. A few reasons I liked him were that he was full of energy and loved keeping a beat. Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 Today was our third day in theater camp. I had to sing a solo for two songs, and the teacher gave me an average rating of 8.5 out of 10. I thought that the score was pretty good. Additionally, I was placed in a group with all boys. I believe that there were only 6 of us. And that's it for now till tomorrow. Thursday, June 28th, 2012 We had a fantastic rehearsal today. I had to sing a "Wells Fargo Wagon" solo before the theater camp. Then, we had to read some lines. Unfortunately, I had to read Winthrop's lines in Music Man Jr., who spoke with a lisp. We got to know our characters. I was assigned as one of the quartets. Now, we are starting our actual performance. 【红霞译】 星期一，二O一二年六月廿五日 今天是捷门堂“德国城学校”(Germantown Academy)戏剧夏令营的头一天，我们花大部头时间润色少儿剧《音乐人》中的人物，看看自己究竟适合表演哪些角色。我认识了新的伙伴，有些过去结交的朋友今年没有再来，实在遗憾。 星期二，二O一二年六月廿六日
今天我们头一次登台表演。少儿剧《音乐人》是戏剧夏令营中我们要参与表演的一个百老汇剧目，我感觉不错。不知怎么搞的，站在身旁的人动作总是与我相反。我们学唱了一首歌曲，音乐老师非常严厉，好在我们没出什么乱子。其实我倒蛮喜欢他，因为他精力充沛，节奏感很强。 星期三，二O一二年六月廿七日 今天是戏剧夏令营的第三天，轮到我登台亮相了。我必须独唱2首歌曲，老师给我打了8.5分(满分10分)，我非常满意。此外，我被分到全部由男生组成的小组。今年戏剧夏令营大班成员中总共仅有6位男生，而且都集中在一起。 就此告一段落，明日再聊。 星期四，二O一二年六月廿八日
今天大家排演得非常棒，我还当着大伙儿的面独唱了一首《富国马车》。接着，我们练习朗诵台词。不巧的是，我得乔装口吃的温斯罗普。人人都要扮演不同角色，我被分派到四重唱剧组。终于，我们要开始演戏了。  A Whole New World of Aladdin Jr.
(《阿拉丁·萍水相逢》07-22-2011) 相关博文(Crosslink): 小学三年级(3rd Grade) |
