2012-06-28
【前言】
繼去年出演《阿拉丁“信仰的高貴”》之後，娃兒再度參加捷門堂暑期戲劇夏令營，這次排練的是現代歌舞劇《音樂人》少兒版。這部自1957年榮獲美國百老匯舞台劇最高榮譽獎——托尼“無價之寶”獎和音樂界奧斯卡“神矛”獎──格萊美“留聲機”獎的百老匯經典，先後被改編為電影和電視片，是戲劇愛好者爭相演繹的熱門劇目。故事發生在愛荷華州“河城”，推銷員哈羅德·希爾以組建樂隊為名騙取錢財，卻被鋼琴教師瑪麗安識破，卻在幫助她口吃的弟弟後動了真情，最終回心轉意——小鎮生活因之重現新貌。全劇圍繞七首著名歌舞展開，情節跌宕起伏，場面震撼人心。 夏令營共五周：第一周試聽，營員隨音導和舞編學習歌曲與台步，然後臨場發揮，由劇導從中物色演員；後四周則全力以赴投入正式排練。主要角色均由九歲以上大班營員扮演——娃兒被分配到了“城鎮男孩”群體中的一員，雖不是主角，卻是一支集體舞蹈片段中的前排位置，需要同時完成三段連續的踢腿動作和一句合唱。 他在排練的第一周，總是比規定時間早到15分鐘。他把新學的舞步反覆練習，直到其他營員陸續到來。有一次他拉着我提前到劇場，說要讓我看看那個踢腿動作的分解。他在空無一人的舞台上，從慢到快做了三遍，然後氣喘吁吁地問：“你覺得夠高了嗎？”我不知道那個踢腿最終有沒有被導演留下，也不知道他能不能記住所有歌詞，但我知道，他在這個舞台上找到了某種讓他願意提前到場的東西——不是表演本身，而是在那個空曠的劇場裡，他對自己說“再練一次”時，那種不需要外力推動的、來自內部的意願。而也許那就是舞台給一個娃兒最珍貴的訓練：讓他學會在沒有人觀看的時刻，依然認真地對待一個踢腿。那便是通往表演的路，也可能通往更遠的地方——一條只有他自己知道起點和方向的路。 【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. 【紅霞譯】 星期一，二O一二年六月廿五日 今天是捷門堂“德國城學校”(Germantown Academy)戲劇夏令營的頭一天，我們花大部頭時間潤色少兒劇《音樂人》中的人物，看看自己究竟適合表演哪些角色。我認識了新的夥伴，有些過去結交的朋友今年沒有再來，實在遺憾。 星期二，二O一二年六月廿六日
今天我們頭一次登台表演。少兒劇《音樂人》是戲劇夏令營中我們要參與表演的一個百老匯劇目，我感覺不錯。不知怎麼搞的，站在身旁的人動作總是與我相反。我們學唱了一首歌曲，音樂老師非常嚴厲，好在我們沒出什麼亂子。其實我倒蠻喜歡他，因為他精力充沛，節奏感很強。 星期三，二O一二年六月廿七日 今天是戲劇夏令營的第三天，輪到我登台亮相了。我必須獨唱2首歌曲，老師給我打了8.5分(滿分10分)，我非常滿意。此外，我被分到全部由男生組成的小組。今年戲劇夏令營大班成員中總共僅有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，我還當着大伙兒的面獨唱了一首《富國馬車》。接着，我們練習朗誦台詞。不巧的是，我得喬裝口吃的溫斯羅普。人人都要扮演不同角色，我被分派到四重唱劇組。終於，我們要開始演戲了。  A Whole New World of Aladdin Jr.
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