The Daily Grind
We are knee-deep in the daily grind of producing a play. This is the time when it becomes apparent that we are very near breaking through to it actually feeling like it’s coming together; but having a list of things needing improvement so long that it sometimes makes it feel like the mountain is too high to ever get over! It is the time when the work feels like work. The stumbling through lines, the blanking out, the forgotten blocking, the awkward choices–it all contributes to the forward progress of the show, but it sometimes feels like running in place.
Having done this as much as I have, as a performer and as a director, I know our show is right on pace for a strong finish. This is the painful stretch of the marathon. The end is not quite in sight, but the legs are getting tired.
When we get into next week, the adrenalin rush will kick in–with the addition of last minute props and set pieces, microphones, and costumes. The reality will hit. But until then–we sweat.
April 12th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
do u kno whose getting the microphones yet?
April 13th, 2010 at 7:54 am
No. That will be determined next Thursday during our microphone tutorial with Ms. Kozak.