New Role Possibility

I actually started writing about this in my other blog called vacation 2009. I am seriously considering auditioning for a local production. I didn't mention the name of the production in the blog, but it's "Arsenic and Old Lace" to be done at South Bend Civic Theater in September or October. I've already played one of the old ladies (many years ago--36, I think) but only in one act as an exercise in my acting class in college at IUSB.

The only reason I mention this now is that last month I was in "Our Town" at ND. Not the whole play, just the last act. I was one of the dead people. It was an amazing experience. I would do it again in a hearbeat, so I was thinking that I'd go all out next time and try for a whole show. Doing it inspired me in ways I could not imagine. I'd forgotten how much I loved it--hard work and all. I guess I just got tired of only having the old "get up, go to work, go home, watch tv, go to bed" routine. I forgot for a long time to live. Now, I've decided to do what I enjoy. I do remember that putting a show together is an awful lot of work, but when it all boils down to is that I really do love it. Many people who only see the finished product don't know what goes into making it all work--or, in some cases, not work. And musicals are even more work. Can you imagine having to be an actor, a singer, and a dancer! Plus, the production people have to make sure of so many things--the set, the lighting, the props, the costumes, the (sometimes) make-up. All of this has to be planned and constructed way ahead of time for things to work right. Of course, many things can and do go wrong. Still, it can also go right. When it does, it's magic.