Miscellaneous
theatre is absolutely exhausting and complex, but just today, i was in the middle of a tech rehearsal, tired, stressed, fighting a tendinitis in both wrists, and there is a part to my show where i’m laying down for a full two minutes or so. and there’s this song playing, and i feel my costume cling to my skin, i feel the droplets of sweat move down my face, my wrists hurt, my body is tired, my breathing is shallow, and i’m looking up at this string of warm lights across the stage, and it looks super beautiful.
sometimes it’s absolutely insufferable to do the work i do every day, tirelessly, without a break, but other times i remember how lucky i am to be in this field.
i like the little moments where the whole crew is testing something new, and we all have our fingers crossed that it works, and everyone celebrates when it goes right. i like the moments where we’re running lines mindlessly, just going over it again and again, or when you arrive at the theatre and the set is finally coming together, or when you run the same scene multiple times while doing it a different way every time, just searching for the best possibilities.
i love theatre, that’s all.
