So it's the closing of another show. It's something that always has to remind me that theater is a temporary medium, it has to change or go away, otherwise (at least for me) it's not worth it.
You know this going in, but it doesn't make it any easier to say goodbye to another cast, another show, another moment of our lives. But I don't think I could ask for anything else.
That's what makes theater so special.
Onto the next one.
It's a transient feel, a transient career.
Samantha Watson
I'm at the point where my life starts running together. Class during the day, rehearsal at night, and traveling auditions on the weekend. Days are the same days but different days, in different places, and my schedule is too packed for this to be enjoyable.
Which is kind of, nice.
Yes, fatigue is is a thing, but so is stamina. My insomnia doesn't kick in, I fall face down on a soft surface and sleep.
Then I wake up, and do it again.
Complaining about working, even extends to actors.
It seems magical, but that's what's beautiful about it, is that it's not. It's deliberate, it's a choice.
Jeremy Bobb
Rehearsal is one of my favorite times due to the fact that is where all the memories come from.
Tongue slips, finding out things that are funny, that's what rehearsal is for. One of my personal favorites from myself: the line is "you're a lesbian", what did I say, "I'm a lesbian" right in the middle of this emotionally poignant scene. The entire cast grinded to a stop for about 5 minutes because nobody could stop laughing.
It was the most productive use of time I've ever seen.
These are the moments most people don't get to see what is y one of the reasons why I keep coming back it's the shared memories.
The thing that brings people back to this work is the undeniable beauty of a group of people choosing to make something happen together, to make one thing happen. And it's beautiful.
Jeremy Bobb
