Friday, October 30, 2009

Living out that dream (literal not metaphorical) every theatre kid has had.

Show at 9:30am.
Phone call at 8:15am "Jack Scott is sick... they may ask you."
5 min later, phone rings again "You're going on. Get over here"
Arrive at 8:50am.
Check mic, Get a script, write lines and put them on clipboard. Find jacket that fits. Read lines before going onstage all by yourself.
Do the last step 3 more times in Act One.
Run up to light booth til end of intermission
Run back down, do one scene.
Wait til lead is done with song. Tell them you need their shirt as soon as they change.
You change.
You run back up to the light booth and do complicated scene.
Run back down and do last scene.
REPEAT AT 11:45 adding CURTAIN CALL DANCE.

Next day.
Go to school. "Are you on tonight?" "Yes I am"
"Oh so you are Ryan then?" "RYAN! NO WHY WOULD I BE RYAN??"
"Devin may have chicken pox" "WHAAAAAT?!?!??!"
Freak out all through the rest of your classes.
Go home early to learn Jack Scott and peak at Ryan JUST IN CASE.
Get a phone call at 1:30. "What are you doing?"
"Sitting at home"
"Get over here, you're our Ryan this weekend."
Get in car and realize you need gas.
Put in card and make phone call to get Sharpays number.
Transaction is cancelled cuz call took to long.
Repeat previous card step and pump gas.
Answer the phone and get said number.
Pump gas while the wind picks up and DRENCHES you in rain.
Get to Choreographers/AD's house at 2:00
Rehearse til 3:30.
Meet Sharpay at theatre at 4.
Rehearse til 6...6:15 ish.
Run harmonies with vocal director.
Get ready and find pants don't fit.
Get belt to fix pants problem
Go onstage praying you don't mess up.
Do whole show THANK THE LORD.
Breathe.
Realize that you've had nightmares about this.
Praise the LORD!
Cast party... shower... BED
Wake up. REPEAT SHOW 2 MORE DAYS.
All while praying for the sick cast members.

Man, oh man, does God have a crazy plan.

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