Hello again. When I am doing a play, I get completely consumed by the time and energy it takes so I did not post throughout the rehearsal process for The Guys as I thought I would. I set myself up with these wild expectations all the time. I thought it would be great to post a rehearsal log – what we did, how it felt, what the challenges were. Some day I will. It would be something I would like to read if someone else did it so maybe there is some value in it.
The show went well. We did four performances, September 8, 9, 10, and 11. By the time the 11th rolled around, I was pooped. I really thought the best performance was Saturday the 9th. It was fun. It flowed. I felt like I was engaged and in the moment with my partner the whole time we were on stage. I love it when it feels like that. On the 11th, it felt like work. It felt slow and I felt like I was pushing it up hill all night long. I hate that feeling. Of course there were people there from The Laramie Project cast on Monday. I really wish they had come another night. Oh, well. The thing about live theater is, when you walk off the stage, what’s done is done and you have to let it go and move on.
I really missed the show after it was over. It was such an intimate and sweet process. There were only four of us involved in the rehearsal process, 2 actors – director – and assistant director. Then there were only 5 to 6 of us throughout tech and performances. It was such a wonderful group.
The good news is we may get the chance to do it again if the benefit tour ever gets underway. I hear rumors that we are going to do two shows in Kansas City and one in Mexico, Missouri. But, we don’t have definite dates yet. I’ll let myself get excited about it when the dates are on the calendar.
My darling daughter was there for the whole thing. She was a trooper. The performances coincided with her first full week of second grade and the little thing was pooped. It would be a dream come true if I could afford babysitting when I am involved in a show, but that simply isn’t the reality of my life right now. It wasn’t the reality of my mother’s life when I was a kid either so the family tradition continues.
That’s the show update. I’ll post something more interesting some other day. (Oh, yeah, I forgot. Lower those expectations!) Maybe I will post something more interesting some other day.
And on another note:
Kristina,
If you are reading this, thank you for your comment! You made my day!
All the best,
Kirsten
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