Opening Weekend

We opened our first two shows this weekend, a farce and a romantic comedy. As we speak (or rather as I type) I'm sitting backstage during the official premier of our second show, not including a special, closed performance we did for a group this afternoon. So far (and I'll admit it's far too early to leap to conclusions about the season at large) we've had sizable but quiet audiences. Because I have small roles in these first two shows I've had a lot of down time at the theater. Fortunately Brownville is the used bookstore capital of Nemaha County, and I've managed to uncover a treasure trove of important plays at one book store in particular, 'The Antiquarium'. So far I've read Equus, Desire Under the Elms, and The Caucasian Chalk Circle. I started working on The Iceman Cometh but didn't get far. 250 pages! Pretty daunting. Still, it's nice to be able to relax with a light piece of drama after having rehearsed emotionally draining shows like Grand Prize and Home is Where Your Clothes Are for six days each. Tomorrow is a morning off so I'm gonna sleep until at least 10:30, which is an exciting prospect. I'm getting pretty worried; I don't know what I'm gonna do with all this work ethic once the school year starts again.

Song of the Hour: This Year