Archive for April, 2008
And scene.
Another weekend, another strike, another show gone. This is what I love and hate about theatre – it’s always a temporary thing. You put so much of yourself into creating something beautiful and (hopefully) successful, and then in a matter of hours it’s torn down to make room for something else.
I don’t have [...]
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Tags: Construction
Open!
Well, we did it. Somehow, things miraculously came together, and we had a very successful opening weekend. The audiences are understanding the style of theatre, they’re enjoying the non-realistic acting, and I am pleased as punch.
It’s very strange to come from a busy week, and suddenly not have rehearsal every night. It’s like working for [...]
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Frustration, Anyone?
Every so often, depending on the size of the show we are putting up and the progress we have made, my theatre department organizes “work parties”. This is where we come in at 9 AM on a Saturday and stay until 5 or 6 PM. Usually they’re very productive and we get eight [...]
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Tags: Construction, Miscommunications
Ghost Stories
This evening shortly after rehearsal, I was locking up the building when I caught a glimmer of something white in the corner of my eye. Normally I would’ve passed it off as a reflection from my glasses, but I was in a nearly pitch-black room. I not-so-calmly (and not-so-safely) ran out of the [...]
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Tags: Spooky Stuff
