Opening night tonight was great.
Dress rehearsal last night was a disaster, with the stage manager blithely informing me about 2 seconds before I stepped on stage that they'd changed my first lighting cue (on my director's request).
And even worse, she actually walked out ON TO THE STAGE to inform my fellow performer (who sits there playing the piano as the audience walks in) that they'd changed the cue. Professional... not.
Trouble was, my director hadn't requested the first lighting cue be changed.
And worse, the lighting guy fucked up and kept the original cue in. So I started my first speech, got mid sentence and the lights went black.
Not happy Jan.
But the old "bad dress run means great opening" certainly lived up to its reputation - we had a corker tonight. And the cues were spot on. I think our director put a rocket up their ass...
Oh and that director who messed with my head the other night (see post two below the one below - I'm too tired to link it) was in the audience and apparently loved it and thought we did a great job with it.
Phew.
I gotta get me some sleep.
xoxo
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Whooo hoooo... Congrats!
Yay! That's great to hear M. So, this would then mean that you are a "seriously talented actress", to quote the words of your director. Congratulations.
Kathie
yay you!
x
Bravisimo? I don't know what they say in theatre I was only in two plays in college. But I was nearly naked and shackled in Noonday Demons by Peter Barnes.
But you can now look forward to the post performance crash when you finish the run. The joys of the theatre.
The crash will come in a few hours Kranki. But it won't last long because I was asked yesterday to do another Short & Sweet play the week after next and we start rehearsal tomorrow (today?) morning so I'll get that buzz back very soon.
xoxo
and yes. I have just arrived home from the pub.
and i'm a bit drunk.
and i forgot to say:
dxxxx - MUCHOS EXCITOS ABOUTOS BIGGESTOS LOSEROS!!!
xoxo
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