Opening Night!!!
It's still amazing. Sometimes, I forget how amazing it is in the midst of the long hours, the lectures, the lack of sleep, the frustration. But then I'm backstage screaming the hokey pokey at the top of my lungs and feeling that unanticipated leap from the pit of my stomach and, for a moment, I remember why I do what I do.
The curtains go up and I feel myself rocking back and forth, psyching myself out. Evan starts eating the apple and I'm waiting, waiting for the word "tangy." Just say it already, Evan. He finally does and I run onstage talking like a hick and laughing like an idiot. I should feel stupid, but I love it. There's no greater adrenaline rush.
And I love the laughs. I love how every audience finds new and ridiculous things to laugh about, things that no sane person should find funny. For instance, why is the end of our show so freaking hysterical? And I love the awkward silences as we wait for them to laugh at something that is obviously not as funny as we think it is ::chirp, chirp::
This will be one of my last shows at the high school. Probably one of my last shows ever as I'm not planning on pursuing this seriously. But, it's nice to know I still love it. I think I'll miss it when it's gone.
The curtains go up and I feel myself rocking back and forth, psyching myself out. Evan starts eating the apple and I'm waiting, waiting for the word "tangy." Just say it already, Evan. He finally does and I run onstage talking like a hick and laughing like an idiot. I should feel stupid, but I love it. There's no greater adrenaline rush.
And I love the laughs. I love how every audience finds new and ridiculous things to laugh about, things that no sane person should find funny. For instance, why is the end of our show so freaking hysterical? And I love the awkward silences as we wait for them to laugh at something that is obviously not as funny as we think it is ::chirp, chirp::
This will be one of my last shows at the high school. Probably one of my last shows ever as I'm not planning on pursuing this seriously. But, it's nice to know I still love it. I think I'll miss it when it's gone.