My Career, My Life
I love theatre! Preview was great--they laughed at some of my lines.... I didn't think they would. Opening night was fabulous. I was emotionally all there and having an audience that responds feels so amazing. How could I have thought for even a moment that I could ever give this up?
The party afterwards was really nice. Free alcohol, entering the room to a round of applause, random strangers coming up to me to congratulate me... and DOG TAGS! 3 of the cast members got the same dog tags we got for our tech crew as presents for the whole cast. So sweet.
A few of us stuck around after the party. Table dancing and debauchery ensued. I love these people, they're so awesome.
So, I got home at 3am and figured working today would not be a good thing, so I called in and told Rosemary that I wasn't available in the AM, figuring the odds were slim that there would be an afternoon coverage available, but just in case...
So I got to sleep in and still got to work this afternoon. 2/3 the pay for 2 1/2 hours instead of 7 hours of work. Not bad.
If this is the life I can have in the theatre, I'll take it. I love the performing, the rush, the audience, the parties, the late nights, the late mornings... This is my chosen lifestyle. Now just to make it work.
The party afterwards was really nice. Free alcohol, entering the room to a round of applause, random strangers coming up to me to congratulate me... and DOG TAGS! 3 of the cast members got the same dog tags we got for our tech crew as presents for the whole cast. So sweet.
A few of us stuck around after the party. Table dancing and debauchery ensued. I love these people, they're so awesome.
So, I got home at 3am and figured working today would not be a good thing, so I called in and told Rosemary that I wasn't available in the AM, figuring the odds were slim that there would be an afternoon coverage available, but just in case...
So I got to sleep in and still got to work this afternoon. 2/3 the pay for 2 1/2 hours instead of 7 hours of work. Not bad.
If this is the life I can have in the theatre, I'll take it. I love the performing, the rush, the audience, the parties, the late nights, the late mornings... This is my chosen lifestyle. Now just to make it work.