#templestudios

Miguel. I shall always have a place in my heart for this character as it was the “the third man I e'er saw, the first that e'er I sighed for” and the first I made a conscious decision to follow. His grace, his movement and presence although unassuming were engaging. And as he lifted the somber tone after Andy’s departure (which I knew little of having never seen Andy before) with his re appearance emerging from the sand in the desert to be met by Lila I took to him even more. His playfulness. While still managing to depict the torture he goes through as the story unfolds. His character I think had the most potential to be played a number of different ways and I am glad that I saw Nico play him first. To me, he was Miguel. Not Andy, not Dwayne, not the gatekeeper, not the barman. All of these parts he played well…. But I could sense that Miguel was where his heart lay. This guy wants to dance. To be athletic and to enjoy the interaction with as many characters on as many levels (both metaphorically and physically) as would be allowed. Nor was he a Jack. And as I followed him on his journey back towards the town and his interaction with Mr Badlands himself, this was cemented further. The altercation which results in Romola’s eviction. Beautiful Romola. Played that day by Miranda Mac Letten. Who anyone would be hard pushed not to feel sorry for. And it was my pity that led to my first one on one…