Overlapping Shows
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008In our short existence as a company, we have come upon and overcome many obstacles already. Why should today be any different?
We are nearing the opening of our production of Ibsen’s Ghosts and at the same time we are preparing to start the production process for our next show (Mom and Pop by local playwright Sarah Tobin). This is our first experience with overlapping production calendars, and it presents some new…er…learning opportunities. Although we are continuing to slowly grow our company by bringing in more new and terrific people (we have really great people on board for Ghosts!), there is still a lot for the core founding company members to handle. So, at a time when we are all maxed out with preparations for this production, we need to be focusing a lot of energy on the next one right now! For example, we have auditions for Mom and Pop on the Sunday and Monday of tech week for Ghosts, and the Monday immediately following the tear-down of Ghosts will be the first rehearsal of Mom and Pop. It’s truly non-stop. On top of that, we are all, of course, working full time outside of the theatre.
This is my cue to get overwhelmed.
So, I tell myself to breathe. I tell myself that all this work is worth it. I tell myself that the passion I have for theatre has its outlet here– in a place I can call my own, and in a place I can be surrounded by other hard-working theatre lovers.
We can do this.
Jill
