There was no curtain, no speeches, only a wooden board separated the front desk and the preparation room. It was the first time a group of people performed a play on such a crude stage, and it was also the first official performance in their lives.
"The story takes place in the capital of a kingdom, in the outer city, there is a beautiful and kind girl..."
As the narration sounded, Irene slowly walked to the stage. She was wearing a dirty gray robe, her hair was messed up on the top of her head, and her face was covered with black gray.
Swinging the broom in her hand, she carefully swept the floor, bending down from time to time to wipe the hard-to-remove dirt with the corner of her robe.
After several days of rehearsal, Irene had memorized the entire plot process by heart. The story is very simple. A commoner woman who lost her mother was bullied at home, but she rescued a witch out of kindness. The witch used her magic power to send her to the dance held by the prince, and fell in love with the prince at first sight. However, the magic time was limited, so she had to leave the dance in a hurry, leaving behind a crystal slipper in the panic. In order to find this beautiful girl, the prince searched the whole city and finally found her in the outer city. After that, the two lived happily together.
The story is simple and easy to understand, and the plot has changed from the usual description of the love between the princess and the prince. It was the commoner woman who won the favor of the prince by virtue of her kind nature and the help of the witch. As the protagonist of this play Cinderella, from tolerance to courage to resist under oppression, it is also where the actors need to focus on performance.
But what Irene never expected was that Mey had given up the heroine position to herself.
She was very happy just that Star of the West was willing to perform with her on the same stage, and as the main character of the stronghold theater, May had enough pride and confidence to play the leading role in any play, but in "Cinderella" In the movie, she took the initiative to ask to play the half-sister of the protagonist.
This made Erin a little unbelievable, until the other party repeatedly emphasized that this was a performance belonging to a newcomer, and Erin took over the role of Cinderella.
In the following rehearsal, she worked hard, not only repeated each scene, but also taught her acting skills to Mei, who was in bed with her after extinguishing the candle, just to live up to the other party's heart.
Fortunately, Irene is not inexperienced. Looking into the eyes of countless people in the audience, she relaxed her body and reproduced the contents that she had practiced over and over again. So far, she feels that she is in good shape and has not committed any crimes. mistake. When Luo Xia, who played the witch, was nervous and forgot her words, she also used her eyes to encourage her.
"I'll give you half the porridge, don't eat it too fast, it's still very hot."
"Thank you for your kindness, little girl, and I will repay you."
The crowd applauded as Luo Xia hunched her back to the backstage—a relief to Irene. You must know that it would be an unacceptable mistake to forget the words during the official performance at the Fortress Theater, and the nobles would only boo the actor instead of giving it a friendly applause.
At this moment, May appeared.
This episode is the first conflict between the mean sister and Cinderella. Under the bullying and insults of her sister, the latter can only respond with tears, hiding in the basement and crying muffled at the portrait of her mother.
But when the opponent stood in front of her, Irene suddenly found that the atmosphere on the field suddenly changed.
She was no longer the rehearsal star of the theatre, but she was the ruler of the stage. Her high-pitched demeanor, the right body movements, and the unconcealed contempt in her eyes made Irene feel a strong sense of oppression.
"Yo, look who this is? What are you thinking about when you don't work during the day?"
"You poor bastard that no one wants, why don't you hurry up and clean my dress!"
"Don't be clumsy anymore, this is a formal banquet dress, you won't be able to pay for any damage."
May pushed her hard. Originally, Irene should pretend to fall at this moment, but under the cold eyes of the other party, she couldn't help but take a few steps back, accidentally tripped herself, and fell to the ground with almost no buffer. The elbow hit the stage floor, and there was a burning pain.
"It's useless trash..." May's eyes stopped looking at her, but walked to the center of the stage, facing the silent square and the crowd, and started her monologue.
"As expected of Miss May," Margery lowered her voice in admiration, "with just a few words, everyone's attention has been attracted, and this role has been fully played by her."
"Well, it's really powerful," Roland nodded, but this man was too powerful. The disgust and contempt she showed for Irene was almost real, and even sitting here, she could feel her ruthlessness. The emotional appeal can be seen from the expressions of the audience... However, she is not the protagonist. Irene's originally good performance suddenly lost a lot of color in front of her. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid that the supporting role will overtake the protagonist.
Erin was a little stunned.
She knew that she had to stand up quickly. May's monologue mainly expressed her desire for the prince and led to the court dance. It would not last long, and she had to leave the stage before the scene changed. But the familiar feeling from the rehearsal in the past had left her. For the first time, Irene found that the stage was so unfamiliar.
Are you on this level
It wasn't until May finished the performance, walked past her, and slapped her face with the corners of her flying skirt, that she came back to her senses. The other party didn't speak, but Irene read this sentence from the cold eyes of Star of the West. Erin knew that May must not pull herself up, the two of them had the same role, and once they reached out, the drama was over. She bit her lip, and the smell of iron overflowed from her lips. Looking at the back of May disappearing behind the partition, she wanted to get up and leave, but Gate and Sam had already trotted up with the props, and Sam still took advantage of the props. The opportunity of the wooden barrel whispered in front of her, "The next scene is still yours, let's go on, come on!"
Erin knew it was illegal, but it was true... She had already missed her chance.
So the audience saw a wonderful change. Cinderella sat motionless on the stage, while the surrounding scene changed from the living room to the basement, the beautiful round table and wooden chairs turned into wine barrels and rattan baskets, and the people carrying props Back and forth, the girl maintained a posture, as if frozen in time.
The next plot is that Cinderella is trapped in the basement, and the witch appears to rescue her, not only giving her beautiful clothes, but also summoning a carriage that can directly load her into the palace.
"Remember, time only lasts until midnight, and you must leave the palace before the dragon clock strikes. Otherwise the clothes and carriage will disappear."
"Ah… yes. I see, thank you."
Irene still hadn't gotten rid of her daze at this time. She used to hide behind the scenes to watch May's performance secretly. She only felt that this woman who was swaying and smiling in front of more than a thousand spectators was very powerful, but she could stand on the stage by herself. When she faced this dazzling star directly, she completely understood the amazing strength of the other party in acting.
Is this the distance between stars and flowers
After speaking dryly with Roxia, the next stage is the first part of the play: the court dance. In order to achieve the effect of a grand ball, this scene is also full of people - except for her and May, Gate, Sam, Roja and Tina will all wear masks and dress up as other noble dancers. And the dresser of His Royal Highness is her lover, Ferrin Hilt.