Othello the Remake

I am actually a little bit thrilled with our Shakespeare production. I know that I was a bit worried about acting in front of a lot of people, but now I think it is going to be a peace of cake because our director, Eliza, has decided to remake the whole entire play in a shortened version of about fifteen minutes. She has removed the love story behind the characters, is insisting on modern language, and has the play following the familiar plot of ‘Law and Order.’ These decisions are acceding helpful because it gives some leeway when we perform, such as allowing us to improvise if we don't have a certain line memorized. Plus, my character Desdemona, a.k.a Debra Santiago, is revamped to be a feisty investigator that is pissed off at everyone for accusing her of being a bad cop. There is one thing that I excel at and that is being pissed! However, I am worried that I won't be able to act drunk and die successfully seeing how these two acting techniques are quite complicated. Hopefully when I perform it won't be completely unrealistic and cheesy.