"gets a bit nostalgic, but not that much*

The play is done. Closing night.. (well afternoon) was yesterday and it went well. Well sorta.. kind of a man short and a few small things but as usual, the play was good and the audience liked it, got direct feedback this time because I had people in the audience. I screwed up all my bits but as I'm insignificant, as usual, it didn't matter. Oh.. and got some snaps.. (courtesy of my people in the audience). Here's something like what it looked like.



That's me in the hideous white thing in the back, trying not to laugh.

*sighs* I'm already starting to miss the thrill of the theatre.. but, it's not all over yet. Now for the filming bit. Don't know if I mentioned there's a filming bit.. well there is. Not that much sure exactly what it will entail. Filming of course, and doing scenes from the play again. I shall see.

Goodness.. we're nearly done!

So 4 shows done! The short response is it's all been going well. The longer response would involve me grumbling a lot about how I was slightly off my cues and didn't do anything quite exactly how I wanted it to be and how some people can be a tiny bit annoying sometimes but only the smallest most miniscule bit and are totally awesome and brilliant the rest of the time.. but no one would have noticed and let's be honest no one is going to notice me very much in this show.. which is totally cool.. but yeah, so it's been going good.

Today is the matinee, a nice lovely balmy, which I can finally use to describe how things are, Sunday afternoon. There was a bit of a discussion by some if this is in fact technically a matinee because there isn't another show in the evening, but.. whatevs, it's in the daytime we call it a matinee.

And it's the last show. Afterwards... party on. Well.. maybe, and I've got people coming this time so there might actually be someone watching me. Could be a bit nervous actually... *gulps just a little*

So far, so good.

It would be incorrect to say that night #2 went perfectly, but does anything ever go perfectly. I would say it went well.. rather well.. very well. No problem with second night blahs or whatever seems to happen. Of course, 3 nights left and tonight is the big middle o the run.. so who knows. At this point we're veterans though, and I reckon it'll all be more and more awesome from here.. at least, I'm supposed to say that.

It's weird, being in the middle of a run of a play. I guess cos it's quite unfamiliar to me, doesn't happen too often.. many of my co actors do this all the time so it's just like.. going to the theatre and putting on a show, I suppose...

well.. off in just a little bit again, to get myself costumed and mad eup and then out there on the arena..

One down..

4 to go. And then it's the film of the show.

So.. opening night of Marat Sade, by Akanda Praha.. went fine. Really well actually. Possibly not flawlessly.. but everyone was.. well.. kind of awesome. I can't say so for myself but I didn't mess things up for the whole cast so I did alright. I'm sure it looked amazing, and sounded good from the audience.. it looked pretty good from my position at the back.

It was very weird being up there on stage.. well, there there, in the space in the big hall, the old, disused laundry that we used for a stage.. we'd rehearsed there so often in the same space that the lead up felt like another rehearsal.. I had to keep reminding myself that an actual show was going to take place.. and when we were on.. well.. I was just there.. doing what I do. It didn't feel really nervous or anything.. of course, I have a teeny tiny role.. not even any lines.. so that could have something to do with it.

I did get a workout though.. it was my job to keep all the patients in line, one in aprticular and I sweated a bit at times.

The main thing is, the audience seemed to really like it.

So.. on to the next show.

Getting Closer.

So this play I'm in is on in 3 days now, and though we have a rehearsal every day before then... well.. it'll be ok I suppose. Yesterday's rehearsal was kind of a mess and I just realized that I like.. am nowhere near ready. Of course, I can get ready in next to no time, or in exactly the amount of time I have no more no less but still.. why it didn't occur to me to do particular things earlier on.. Id on't know. In any case.. very very busy the next few days because whenever I'm not at rehearsal.. I'm doing a whole lot of my own preparation cos I like.. really need it.

Anyway.. off in a bit, got to rehearse.

Day of rest.

It's like my last Sunday.. until.. well a little more than a week from now. Yes, I know it's Tuesday, but no rehearsal.. no work, well not much of that now, more on that later..

starting tomorrow it's rehearsal every day until the show, then the show, then the filming. Well except for Friday, and.. no, that's it. And after the filming I'll be..

I'll be.. um. Well we'll see. Let's just get through this first.

Fuck.. it's like.. next week!

So... this play I'm in starts what can technically be called next week now and I do't know about anyone else but I don't feel ready, or close enough to ready for 3 or 4 rehearsals to make me so. Of course, I have a tiny tiny role that you can't really fuck up but if anyone can do it.. well probably not me I'm usually good at getting through these kinds of things.. even if I"m a bit.. iffy.

The one thing about having a tiny role that doesn't matter is that although your role is tiny and doesn't matter so no one really gives you specific directions and they don't bother rehearsing parts that you have something kinda difficult to do properly.. is that when you miss a cue or screw up or injure someone while dragging them across a hard floor you're still a fucking idiot for fucking it up and even more so because you have hardly anything to do all these other people have tons of stuff they need to remember and you have hardly anything and you can't even do that!!!

Well it's not exactly like that.. but it could be. All the major big rehearsals are all ahead of me so I'll see.

Post Rehearsal Post

That is, the post about the period in which I am post rehearsal.

Let me try it again.. I had rehearsal today, now I'm post rehearsal, and this is the post about that.

Ok, so this is the rehearsal for the play I'm in.. did I mention I'm in a play? Yeah, might have. It's been a while since I was last cast, and also since the first meeting of the cast.. and I was wondering if I was really part of this at all or if anything was even happening, but finally it's getting going. I'm part of something! It's quite a nice feeling.

So feeling tired, very physical play and as well as all the physical parts of rehearsal there was a lot of warming up and getting in the mood exercises which were quite physical.. might actually be a bit fit by the end of this run...

met a lot of people, met some people I know and have seen every so often over the years, and even acted with, explored places I'd never been. Quite productive day really.

Moving on.

So, the play. It's like official. Had the first meeting about it, with as many of the cast as could make it, yesterday. Woo hoo. It's happening. Don't start rehearsals til Feb, and there won't be so much for me as my role is one of the smaller ones, but I'm doing something!!!!

Now.. I need to work more on my stuff, this is what I've decided will be my big thing this year.. I am in one play, but there is no guarantee I'll be in anything more than that.. though if I do well in this, it may plunge my career into.. well.. doing a few more things than I've done recently, which would be fucking awesome... I'm still rather hyped, as far as I'm all excited about having it, not so much in the planning and writing and organizing and actually doing it part of doing it, but it's what I want.. lots and lots so.

Stay er.. tuned here, I spose.

*takes demure sip*

I had a charming evening last night, sitting at the bar of the theatre after a show, having a (quite overpriced but under the circumstances I'll tolerate it) beer, talking to many of my actor acquaintances of years past.. and they actually spoke like they actually wanted to speak to me, like I was a worthy fellow actor type or something.. which was quite nice. There was an impromptu jam on the piano and a couple of guys on guitars playing some jazzy stuff, some arty and cool American dude which thick rimmed glasses talking incessantly to his friend about all that he is knowledgable of which was slightly vexing, in an amusing way, at the time, and more humour than vex afterwards and we had beer which I may have already mentioned.

Oh and I saw a play before that. It was alright.