The Zombie at the Front Door
Actor pondering: My body was shaking. My best friend had stolen a vial of morphine from my bag, tried to murder a retired professor, was jealous of the attention I was getting from the professor's wife, and I suggested several times he should just put a bullet though his head. A scene from Act IV of Checkov's UNCLE VANYA. When performing on stage or set, what do you do when done? Your mind knows you are playing, pretending...your body doesn’t. Why do I feel so jangled? I wasn