The role was one of the Lady of the Manor. To get ready, I thought it would be an adventure to try out some of the skills that an elite, educated, high-born woman would have had. It was a good thing that I wasn’t required me write letters on stage, only to read them. I simply didn’t TRUST myself to write with a QUILL while in costume. I repeatedly spilled way more than an OUNCE of ink, trying to get it in the inkpot. The feather got pretty FUNKY as I struggled to hold it right, and let’s not even discuss the dangers of using a knife to shape the tip. I created chicken scratches instead of letters, and it would have been FUNNY if it hadn’t been pathetic. I lost a lot of confidence in my misguided attempts to prepare for the role!

Georg’ann