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Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Week 109 - OCTOBERFEST
Crazy sked this week, kids. Leaving for Amsterdam on Sunday, trying to edit my friend Annah's demo video before I leave the country. Tech and Dress rehearsal tonight for tomorrow's show. Sometimes it's all too much.
But I figured out a way to explain this vicious cycle to all my friends who ask my the question: Why do you do it?
So, as best I can figure, I give you, a day in the life of the actor:
Wake up - after tossing and turning all night from actor's nightmare (you know this one - you're onstage with no idea what you're supposed to say next - a variation on the 'naked at school' dream)
Breakfast - worry about your show that night.
Lunch - still worrying
Dinner - still worrying
Pre-Show - still worrying
Show - ??!!
(it's all a blur)
After The Show - worried that you didn't do your best
After First Post-Show Drink - friends convince you you weren't so bad
After Second Post-Show Drink - friends convince you that, at times, you were actually pretty good
After Third Post-Show Drink - you convince yourself you are the best actor ever, and to quote a friend's play, you 'gave the craft of acting a new dimension tonight.' Can't wait to do it tomorrow! De Niro is a hack!
Bedtime - go to bed, deliriously happy
Sleep - have actor's nightmare, rinse and repeat.
That's how simple it is.
For you last minute planners: hope you can make it to our show on Wednesday or Thursday (10/13 & 10/14)
New Works by the Actor Director Lab
Ensemble Studio Theatre
549 West 52nd Street (10th/11th)
2nd Floor
8:30pm
Call for reservations at 212.247.4982
$7 suggested donation
See you in my dreams.
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(Not sure what that means. It's late.) ¶ 10:17 PM 0 comments links to this post
But I figured out a way to explain this vicious cycle to all my friends who ask my the question: Why do you do it?
So, as best I can figure, I give you, a day in the life of the actor:
Wake up - after tossing and turning all night from actor's nightmare (you know this one - you're onstage with no idea what you're supposed to say next - a variation on the 'naked at school' dream)
Breakfast - worry about your show that night.
Lunch - still worrying
Dinner - still worrying
Pre-Show - still worrying
Show - ??!!
(it's all a blur)
After The Show - worried that you didn't do your best
After First Post-Show Drink - friends convince you you weren't so bad
After Second Post-Show Drink - friends convince you that, at times, you were actually pretty good
After Third Post-Show Drink - you convince yourself you are the best actor ever, and to quote a friend's play, you 'gave the craft of acting a new dimension tonight.' Can't wait to do it tomorrow! De Niro is a hack!
Bedtime - go to bed, deliriously happy
Sleep - have actor's nightmare, rinse and repeat.
That's how simple it is.
For you last minute planners: hope you can make it to our show on Wednesday or Thursday (10/13 & 10/14)
New Works by the Actor Director Lab
Ensemble Studio Theatre
549 West 52nd Street (10th/11th)
2nd Floor
8:30pm
Call for reservations at 212.247.4982
$7 suggested donation
See you in my dreams.
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(Not sure what that means. It's late.) ¶ 10:17 PM 0 comments links to this post
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Week 108 - Under the Gun
Wherein we discover that the time you are supposed to do the most work promoting your show is precisely the same time that you feel most uneasy about it. Will the cast come together? Will the rewrites be done in time? Will Shane pull off his quick costume change between the second and third scenes, or will he simply perform the third scene bare-assed to avoid unsightly delays? We won't know until you do. Come check out our two nights of murder, mayhem and political chicanery at EST.
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