-mmmm, sweet!
-oooo, exotic!
-oooo, flowers!
-oooo,...egg rolls!
Truth be told, with K playing Drosselmeyer, it is not difficult to play Clara in awe of the great magician. Neither is it difficult to conjure a genuine feeling of wonder, given the circumstances. The scene of the party freeze/appearance of Drosselmeyer is entrancing and full of mystery. The sudden transportation into the Land of Sweets is like waking into one of my childish dreams that I harbor in my imagination even as an adult. It is like looking outside an airplane window, only dreaming of the night sky, and then suddenly finding myself in it, floating with the clouds and the stars. The greatest sense of magic, however, comes from spending all day and night at the studio for the past two days of the Nutcracker workshop. A dream come true, really...
About Clara:
Clara is
(a) a genetic malfunction;
(b) a yellow sheep;
(c) not a black sheep;
(d) a sister from another mister (and missus).
Possibly, there are two of her. None of her friends have fathers. She spends an unhealthy amount of time admiring Christmas trees.
About Fritz:
Fritz thinks he is superman. At least his skin tone matches his mom's and dad's. His favorite activities include wearing crazy socks, stalking around the house, and snatching presents and hair bows. He does not like receiving clothes as gifts or baring his chest in front of kindergarteners. Van plays a wicked Fritz.
On the nature of party scenes:
In a typical party scene, there are several activities going on at once. Some will be missed by some of the audience. Others will be missed by others of the audience. At the Stahlbaum's Christmas party, if you don't know what to do with yourself, by default you're drinking rum. There is still a lot of rum to get through.
-Deborah fits in a shopping bag
-Don't give Sarah a paper umbrella. She might bat your head off with it.
-Humans can dance like dolls, but not vice versa. Muscle control is redirected to the joints; limbs and head hang and flop unnaturally; movement is highly angular and jagged.
