What A Peculiar Day

30May08

Sometimes the strangest skills can impress people.

For instance, during rehearsal for “Dark Of The Moon”, the director asked if anyone knew how to chop wood.  My hand flew into the air, and everyone looked at me like I was insane.  I explained that my family heats our house with a woodstove during most of the winter (except for those REALLY cold night), and that I knew how to swing an axe with decent accuracy.  The next fifteen minutes were spent teaching two actors how to split wood, essentially.  It was incredibly surreal, but the director said it was the coolest thing he’d seen all day.

There are so many weird and off-the-wall talents, and it’s very gratifying to know they can actually serve an artistic purpose.

The other big event of the day was learning that one of my actors had been hospitalized last night.  I went to visit him with a friend after rehearsal this evening, which was good – he’s fine.  He took some supplement and didn’t drink enough water, so some compound built up in his muscles, liver, and kidneys, causing him to pass out.  I’m very glad he’s alright, because it came as a big shock to learn he was in the hospital.  I mean, people get sick and all that, but I don’t really remember the last time someone I had seen and talked to yesterday had to go to the hospital.

I’m being trusted with two days of rehearsal for the two shows I’m assistant stage managing, which is really cool, but kind of scary.  My brain says, “Hey wait a minute, there’s Equity actors in there!  Agh!”  I’m pretty sure it will be alright, as long as no one sets anything on fire.

More to come later!

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