“Let’s do the Time Warp again” as Sherlock returns!

Originally we thought this would just be a read through, an informal gathering around a table reading our lines. 6 of the 8 original actors are reprising their roles but the other two are new, and since those of us returning hadn’t read the script in over 12 months we figured maybe a warm up was the way to go. But after we gathered in the theater and greeted one another with actual physical hugs — a thrill in itself! — Jo gave us our first direction: “Everyone on stage… let’s run the show and see if you can remember your blocking from last year.” Scripts in hand (being “off book” aka “knowing our lines” was not an option at this point) we found our starting points and we were off to the races. It felt a bit awkward at first… getting back our “stage legs”… and then… WOW! The muscle memory was there for us all. At one point standing backstage one of the actors said it felt like we were in a “time warp” : same place, same time, doing the same lines and moves we’d done a year ago. Besides that, our set has remained perfectly intact on the SCC stage for an entire year, in a time warp of its own, waiting for our return. So here we are!! Doing the time warp and gearing up for our boots on the ground theater comeback, joining many of our fellow theater companies across the East End. Theater in the Hamptons is back!