One of the best stories about running lines with Geo was early on in our marriage, when we were playing opposite each other in Neil Simon's Chapter Two. George's character was named George, incidentally.
In the play, the two lead characters get married. It's a second marriage for both of them. He's a widower; she's a divorcee. At one point in the show, they have an argument about getting a divorce.
Well, the play went up in the fall, so we rehearsed, of course, during the summer, with windows open. And in that particular neighborhood, it wasn't hard to hear what your neighbor was doing because the houses were so close together.
Our next door neighbor at the time was one of the ministers at our church. George and I were running lines one day, yelling and talking about getting a divorce. We came to find out later that Doug had overheard us and was kind of freaking out, trying to figure out if he should out his marriage counseling books, and how he should approach us, etc. Then he listed a little longer and realized we were saying the exact same thing over and over. Then it clicked, and he figured out we were rehearsing for a play.
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Date: 2011-06-18 12:25 pm (UTC)In the play, the two lead characters get married. It's a second marriage for both of them. He's a widower; she's a divorcee. At one point in the show, they have an argument about getting a divorce.
Well, the play went up in the fall, so we rehearsed, of course, during the summer, with windows open. And in that particular neighborhood, it wasn't hard to hear what your neighbor was doing because the houses were so close together.
Our next door neighbor at the time was one of the ministers at our church. George and I were running lines one day, yelling and talking about getting a divorce. We came to find out later that Doug had overheard us and was kind of freaking out, trying to figure out if he should out his marriage counseling books, and how he should approach us, etc. Then he listed a little longer and realized we were saying the exact same thing over and over. Then it clicked, and he figured out we were rehearsing for a play.
:-)
Thank you, hon!