Yes, another. Suzanne got me to rehearsal at 1:00 and I didn't get back home until 6:15. There were long, long periods of sitting around, chatting, listening to the band, and otherwise just hanging out. Our play, "Interstellar Galactic Management LLC" (IGM), finally went on at 3:00 pm.
For some reason, I was off and flubbed during my first monologue. Damn, I've been practicing constantly and have known the thing by heart for weeks, but I stumbled over several phrases and generally screwed up. Director Shannon assured me there was no reason to be alarmed or apologetic, but I felt lousy about it. Anyway, we're dark today, but tomorrow we'll meet at 6:00.
AAGH!--opening night is only four days away! 😰
Rather than belabor the topic, I'll add some pics of yesterday's rehearsal/tech session:
2 comments:
It seems as though you just started rehearsing for this show a few weeks ago. Outstanding art work by Meredith. What a thrill to be part of 'Franctured Actors'. Would you say the group is semi professional? Lighting, sound, props....our productions are so amateurish but still lots of fun.
F.A. may look "semi-professional," but it seems to me the great divide is whether you get paid or not. When I was with Our Gang Players, of Manahawkin, we did dinner theatre and did, indeed, get paid. I think I got a hundred bucks, not exactly enough to launch my own company or whatever, but it FELT professional. Yes, Jeff's (or the organization's) equipment (lights, sound, etc.) is pretty sophisticated, but so was that of the Little Egg Theatre Company. I guess the difference is that the Jersey companies mostly performed in actual theatres; F.A. has to do over a big room that used to be a warehouse. Anyway, I'm glad I'm not involved in the technical end!
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