Sometimes I enjoy working backstage (not as an actor), expecially when I get to see the process from first read to final performance (and everything else in between) more like an outsider. Watching the changes the actors go through, the process. The puzzle pieces getting found and put together to form a completed pictures.
Maybe it keeps me humble. I know I'm not the greatest actor in the world (yet!); I also know that, for me, part of learning is seeing an example and/or a fantastic, in-depth description. Watching other actor act (and other performers doing other things) is (according to my professors) essential to be a better actor (or performer). Thats why so many "theatre experts" tell you to see more theatre; I think they're right.
Sometimes a break (at least from acting is good). However I have a hard time taking a break from theatre in general.
Any day in a theatre is a good day for me.
I am amazed all over again by how magnified this project's importance has become, far beyond its being a play.
Arthur Miller
