…and life goes on.
My show went up this weekend. I was wondering what would happen after the process was over. You know, as if the entire world stops for you when the main thing controlling your life ends. It turns out, the world keeps going. Weird, huh?
‘Marigolds’ went very well. There was low turnout on Thursday and Friday, most likely due to other events going on around campus. But we had a surprisingly full house on Saturday. It’s strange how actors can surprise you sometimes. We had two blocks of rehearsal and just when I thought everything was set the way it would be for the performances, one of my actors made a brilliant change in the entire way that she did things in one of the scenes. It was amazing and made the scene so much better than it was. Some people just really surprise you sometimes.
Pictures of performances kind of make me laugh sometimes. It’s like catching a glimpse of a person through a store window and trying to make a guess at their whole life. You never understand the relationships as well as when you see the show, and sometimes people just look plain weird. But that’s just how it goes.
My parents came out from New Jersey for the weekend. It was nice to see them. I was one of those people who considered CC so I could be far away from my parents (not as the sole reason, mind you), as if a seven hour plane ride gives you that much more freedom than a two hour car ride. With these fancy new communication technologies out these days, where saying ‘hello’ is just a push of a button, I never thought I would miss my parents, I mean really miss them. There’s something about seeing them in person that makes a difference.
However, the joys of the weekend are over and I’m trying to catch up with my life again. Everything I temporarily pushed out of the way to work on ‘Marigolds’ came flooding back today. I had a two hour meeting about the sound design I’m doing for another show, my credit card bill is due soon, and I’m currently taking a break from stressing over a paper. I can honestly say this is the busiest block that I’ve had so far and it’s definitely going to show up in my grade for this class. There’s only two more days though and chances are good that I’ll make it through alive. I’m just worn out and I have no desire to do anything but sleep.
On a lighter note I’m pretty sure I figured out what I’m going to do for my Drama Thesis. It’s great when things come to you on a whim. (But it’s also scary to think about that already.)
I guess it’s time to turn my attention back to this paper so I can release one more monkey from my back. Good thing it’s block break in a few days…
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