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October 19, 2007

Cracked Open

Show's open.

'Twas a rough night. Acting was fairly solid, but tech was all over the place, not aided by the light board freezing twice during the show. When that happens, it has to be turned off and back on again. Sound cues cut out early and occasionally came in early as well. And the snow in the final scene happened during the curtain call. But the audience was forgiving and seemed to have a nice time anyway.

I got a comment from someone who said that was the most honest they've ever seen me on stage. Which was odd, given that last night I was "acting" all over the place. I couldn't seem to ground. Yes, the character is a lot like me and I "get" her in ways that I didn't understand in characters I played while I was in school here. That certainly helps. But there wasn't a huge amount of honesty/in-the-moment-ness happening last night on my end. They say technique like it's a bad thing, but sometimes it's what saves your ass.

Anyhow, we're open. My next task is to find out why the stage manager changed my call time. I don't need an hour before the show. 45 minutes will do me nicely. Not that we're getting accurate calls anyway. Last night, we suddenly got a places call after being told that they were holding the house for another 15 minutes. The woman who starts the show wasn't even in costume yet, because we'd all been doing other show-related things and hadn't been able to get ready as early as usual. Same with the places call after intermission.

It's pretty insane, this process. I can't imagine how hard it would be to stage manage. Well, actually, I can. It's why I've never been interested in doing it. Too hard. Too much work. It's far easier to strive for emotional nakedness onstage than to put up with all the shit an SM has to do.

Posted by sally at October 19, 2007 08:54 AM

Comments

Sally, either way, "honest" or no, I wish you a GREAT run! Break a leg!

Beth (who is polishing her NaNo shoes as we speak)

Posted by: glasbeth [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 19, 2007 09:45 AM

Thanks, Beth!

Posted by: Sallyacious [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 19, 2007 04:06 PM

Someone told me that about my acting in the show I am in here which is a campy soap opera and I feel like I am acting with jazz hands.

Congrats on the show! I wish I could see it.

Posted by: fire4hairlady [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 26, 2007 10:34 AM

Heather - Isn't it funny how different things apparently look from the outside?

Posted by: Sallyacious [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 28, 2007 06:38 PM

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