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Log, That's My Job

Rehearsal day 17

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Two days until Tech Week…

W’re reaching the point in rehearsal where I’m ready for the theater. I’m tired of the rehearsal hall. I’m tired of not seeing more of the show.

I enjoy watching the show get better in regards to the actors, but until they get on the stage, get in microphones, get in costume, etc….there’s a wall that can’t be overcome.

I’m ready to break down that wall and let this show evolve to the next level. It’s time to add the details, add the extra spices that will make this show even better.

Two days….

I Have A Dream, Log

Smart Dreams

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I hate when my dreams scold me…

Has that ever happened to you?

You’re minding your own business in a dream flying or meeting your idol and then your dream decides, “Okay, enough fun. Time to get down to business!”

That happened to me not last night, but the night before. I was dreaming about this really cool location where the ocean floor glowed allowing you to see the sea life beneath the surface (only really in the shallows). Kind of like how you can glitch in games where there’s water so you can see the bottom perfectly.

Anyways, I was enjoying the magically glowing sea life when all of the sudden I was inside a building watching a play about a love triangle. Not really a love triangle…but kind of? I don’t really know how to explain it unless you’ve been in one of these.

Here I go trying anyways: the love triangle were only one person realizes there is one but one person in the couple still kind of flirts with the that one person………okay, in other words when a third wheel also has a crush on one of the two in the couple and a member of the couple doesn’t help with the confusing feelings cause they are a natural flirt.

What does this have to do with my dream scolding me?

Well, you could say it’s like that old verse don’t yearn for your neighbors wife….I don’t really know the verse, but it was something like that. This kind of ties in to a previous post I wrote about a guy in college I had a crush on who never mentioned he was married until someone else asked him. Nothing happened between us cause I’m NOT that kind of lady. But I think writing about that experience made my subconscious go into moral overload.

You remembered that moment in you life and need to be reminded that if someone is taken, they are TAKEN! 

This wasn’t really ever a moral question for me, but everyone still has that teeny tiny voice in the back of their head saying, “yeah, but what if you did it?” and sometimes your dreams play it out for you……….or they SCOLD YOU!!

My dreams rarely play things out for me. They prefer to scold me.

Anybut, being a third wheel….SUUUUUCKS!

But someday I’ll find my wheel and I’ll be part of a four-wheel….NOT IN THAT WAY!!

I’m gonna end this post here before I put both of my feet in my mouth.

Log, Story Time

Child Magnet

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Children are drawn to me…

I don’t know why…it may have to do with the fact I have purple hair….that’s probably the exact reason.

Anyways, I can’t remember if I’ve ever mentioned this but I don’t like children…okay, I don’t dislike children, I just…am not 100% comfortable with them. I can communicate with them for short periods of time. I can keep them entertained (if it doesn’t require chasing them around a room…I’m not a runner) and I know enough references on recent children shows to keep up when they talk about them. But I sort of short circuit a little bit when left in a room alone with children. I think it’s because they just understand things in such a different way than adults and sometimes they say things so profound yet they don’t understand that what they said was profound. They’re just so innocent…and I don’t want to ruin that innocence. I remember those adults in my life who ruined it for me.

ANYBUT, I wanted to add this to my rehearsal posts but I didn’t know how to fit them in.

But there are children in our show and they’re very nice, professional, and well-behaved children. BUT boy howdy they ask me questions more than they ask the Stage Manager….who actually has the answers.

There’s also a husband and wife in the show who’s son is in the show and their other son visits rehearsals at times.

Today was one of those times. During my dinner break I was eating alone in the rehearsal hall (sorry, actors, y’all are too loud during dinner) and he was in the room, too. There’s a green drum set in the show and he fell in love with it. It started conversations. And I mean I couldn’t just ignore him.

That’s rude.

So I answered his questions and he began to follow me around as I finished setting up for the Designer Run Through.

I never told him to leave me alone, but I did find little creative ways to keep his hands away from the props or set pieces (such as: the rats need to sleep before the show, the tower isn’t ready for people to stand on it yet…okay not that creative, but it worked, and so on).

Now I do need to mention, I’ve known this particular child for almost 5 years. And by know, I mean seen around the company. He’d always been very quiet. The only words I ever heard him say was “Hi” and “Bye-Bye”. THAT WAS IT!!

Now I was having full conversations about a dragon with him. Times sure change.

I lost track of what I really wanted this post to be about…but yeah. Kids always find a way to cling to me on shows and in life. My friends have always found it funny. They say it’s ironic since I’m the one in our friend group least likely to have children.

I could do without the irony, thanks.

Log, That's My Job

Rehearsal Day 16

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Three Days until Tech Week…

Today was the Designer Run. All the Designers were there to see all the work we’ve been doing the past 15 Days.

First half of the day was cleaning some last minute things, then an hour dinner break (which was actually a half hour lunch for me since I had to set for top of show).

Then we ran the show for the Designers with no stops. It went very well. Everything made it onstage when it needed to and there were few fumbles. It wasn’t perfect, but it got laughs, some tears, and cheers.

HOWEVER!! During one of the most emotional parts of the show…..I accidentally leaned against a light switch and half the lights shutoff, but I quickly fixed it. But I was the only one on that side of the rehearsal hall. All the actors were either onstage or on the other side of the rehearsal hall about to enter the scene…Needless to say, it was very obvious I did it….

Anybut, rehearsal Saturday is going to be first half notes from the Designer Run and second half cleaning/another run-through. The need to do run-throughs as much as possible before tech week is important. For one, the actors build the stamina for the show before needing to build stamina with costume changes and other factors. For another, our Director is actually not going to be attending tech week. We have the Assistant and Associate Directors who will be filling in, but our Director wants to do as much as he can before he leaves.

Sunday is going to be….no, I’ll leave that to be a surprise.

But FIRST, I get a day off! Hooray!

Log, That's My Job

Rehearsal Day 15

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Four Days until Tech Week…

We did a run through today. It went well….especially for not actually practicing a few transitions between scenes. Though it’s still hard to gauge the timing of things without the full crew and shift move pieces.

Tomorrow though…is the Designer Run Through (yeah, I capitalized that shizz). This is where we do a full run through for, you guessed it, the designers. They get a chance to see the show and ask questions before we get into tech week.

I love/hate Designer Run Throughs. On the one hand, we tend to get out early. On the other, I’m running around like mad trying to make sure the run through goes as smoothly as possible…it always does, but I get stressed about it anyways.

Anybut, fingers cross it goes well!!