Death of a Salesman - Biff's Blog: Day 5

posted by Jeremy Holm

February 2, 2008
We finished the first act and then ran through the entire first act of the play. Unbeleivable to get so far. Big swaths, with lots of beat to beat detail work to go back and catch. I am left with more questions than answers and feel that I need to come up for air, and let things steep a bit for a fresh attack. Rick (playing Willy Loman) is a monster, an unrelenting dynamo. He just keeps going all day without sign of tiring or backing off. He is quite inspiring. There is a midpoint in acting something where the intellectual part of one's mind has to learn the lines, and the heart is struggling to take over. For me this point usually comes later, but I am already in it. I call it the dark time, and it is very uncomfortable. I hope to get through it quickly.