Seperations

Each year at this theater we reach a point where things start to pull apart a little bit.  Those people who have been around for several years (I guess I'm one of those people now) have a forecasted amount of time that will pass be fore this starts to happen.  We've reached that point about 3 weeks early this year. It's starting to happen now....let me explain further.

By separation I mean that in a few different ways.  The first is that The Pros and The Cherubs begin to separate from each other.  This actually has been happening all along which is really too bad.  I mean in a way it makes sense because They start rehearsals working completely isolated from the other group, one working on one show and the other group working on another show of their own.  But then we do a big (and usually up beat/fun) show where people are integrated into one group.  This didn't seem to fix grouping issue for some reason this year.

Secondly by separation I mean that the actors begin to question the staff and the way the theater is run.  This is happening very quietly this year in comparison to other years... never the less, it's happening and quite early.  Yesterday in a rehearsal some of the actors decided to take a new mentality of rehearsal etiquette out for a spin.  It was quite a transition from how things have been going but in general it was just a very silly and unproductive time.  Which is not so great because the show we're working on right now is far from the point where that can be happening.  The Man and I just had to kind of keep working the best we could and be productive.

The last bit of separation is that from society and our lives at home.  We start to feel homesick and disconnected from the world outside of this place.  I think this is happening already with many of the people here.  Visitors are being talked about quite regularly.  Which is a great thing!


I guess that's all for today.  Trying to stay cool in the Mountains of Musical Madness.
CK