And Again…

04Sep08

School has begun.  Again.  With that comes the absolutely genius idea of running our production of “Love’s Fire” for another two weekends.  After having two weeks off, it feels like this show will never die.

Don’t get me wrong – we have a great show.  However, it’s been long enough.  The cast is no longer actually motivated to do it, and now that we have to actually work to get people to come see the shows, it is no longer fun.  On our re-opening night last Thursday, there were ten people in the audience.  There are twenty people in the cast.

If there’s one thing most actors can’t stand, it’s playing to houses smaller than the cast.  However, I’m willing to forgive all of that if the audience members sound like they enjoy the show, as opposed to sitting there in silence.  Thursday last, this was most definitely not the case.  All ten of those people sat in their chairs silently, staring at all of us onstage.  It’s hard enough to have a good performance when the audience is quiet, or when it’s small, but when it’s both?  I’d rather be shot.

This past week, most of us have been pushing the show like mad people – putting up flyers, passing out brochures, and even offering free tickets.  Hopefully we’ll have a better weekend.

In other news, we have auditions for two shows coming up!  Monday is Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”, which is going to be interesting.  The director is usually very non-realistic or surreal in her approaches to her shows.  Tuesday, auditions for David Mamet’s “Oleanna” are being held.  The fun thing about this one is that one of my professors is going to be playing the male role (who is a college professor).  I’m dying to be Carol in “Oleanna”, so don’t hesitate to wish me luck at around 8 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday!

Filed under: 1   |  Leave a Comment