I am *NOT* doing theatre for a while

Willy Wonka is over!  It's always bittersweet to be done with a show.  It will definitely be nice to have some free time again.  I'm not going to do a show until next year.  I know that that is going to be a first for me, but I've got to focus on finishing grad school.  I even signed up for Quintiles to get the money I need, $2200.  If I can get it before the semester starts this Fall, it would be great, but I'm not holding my breath.  I would love to go into detail about how I'm stuck in my program, but it's better not to have a written account of it before I'm done.  That way, there won't be anything keeping them from conferring my degree (just in case).  So, maybe things will work out?

Wonka Time

Whoa, Willy Wonka is just a week away... rehearsals are grueling, and sleep is hard to come by.  I hope it's worth it.

Cheer Up, Charlie is fantastic, though.  It will melt your heart.

Theatre 2011

What a long day.  After being at work since 8, I drove straight to the theatre for the 6th performance of Scrooge! The Musical at Blue Springs City Theatre.

image courtesy Blue Springs City Theatre

Even though I have somehow ended up in a Christmas show niche, this year's weight load was lessened by the fact that I am only a small part in the show.  I say small with reservations because one of my fellow actors told me that a part is as big as you make it.  Playing Topper, I feel like I've had a lot of room to enlarge my part.  I am biased, but I think that the scene that I am in is the most natural.  It's a party, so how can it not be?

Whilst sitting at a table in 54th Street last week, I had the pleasure of entering into a conversation about theatre, and most importantly, community theatre.  Many community theatres cast whole families in shows, and often they return for multiple shows.  For Scrooge, I got to meet some new theatre families and reacquaint myself with ones of my past.  Everyone has a different story about the theatre, just as everyone has their own reasons for doing theatre.  It is community theatre, yes, but through community theatre, I have seen friendships born, lovers meet, shy children become more outgoing, and introverts have fun by expressing themselves in their own ways.  Everyone has their reasons, and I think mine is the family that I have found in theatre.  I always seem to meet some great people, and I'm always sad when a show is over.

However, it will be nice to have a break, and maybe even a social life again for a little while.  So, until Willy Wonka, adios!