How to act like a cat...

When we first arrived at rehearsals the cast had a "cat class" where we learned different catisms. We talked about how to sit, walk, get up, get down, run, lay down, and just move in general. Not too hard and a lot of fun! Especially all the stretching part. But the harder part of learning to be a cat in the faces and head movements....how to yawn like a cat, how to use your tongue, how to listen...you have to make it automatic. Because it has become such a large part of the show and an automatic thing with your body, it's hard to let go of. Some things we find ourselves doing...not on the stage....are yawning with really weird faces and the tongue out, jerking the head to the right or left, quite quickly, to listen to someone or something, making really weird stretch faces when there's an itch, and the best...sniffing of the nose, just quick ones, but they're there just the same. So if you see me after the show, be prepared. (one nice thing is that my reflexes have improves:)