It's so amazing how my slacker life which used to be filled with lazy days watching TV and eating other people's food is now filled with endless logistics.
Where will I find chairs? When will I put up the curtains? How can I make a realistic looking skull? What time do I do this? When do I have to send that?
I'm not going to lie, there has not been one part of this production that I looked at and found myself going "This is going to be easy, I can TOTALLY do this!". All in all, it's been one scary, exhilarating ride and it's only been about three weeks.
I think what scares me the most is that everything is still in the incubation stage (thanks for providing me the great jargon, Zlikha) and nothing has been made tangible. I'm great with ideas, give me a few days and I can fill up books with possibilities. But the doing is the hardest part. Of course I have to start, like, yesterday but the minute I start building stuff or putting things up or buying thing it becomes more real. What else becomes more real? The possibility of me screwing up.
I mean, going to rehearsals and seeing the characters evolving and the actors really fleshing them out and the director bringing them all to life...this play is taking form and I better get with the program. It's my job to make sure this play not only looks presentable (minor goal A) but looks great (major goal A). So, pardon me for biting my nails and freaking out a bit.
Get back to me when I've started building the first tombstone. Or putting together my first skull. Or finding my first medieval pair of lace up boots.
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maybe next time around, there will be at least ONE thing that you'll look at and say, "This is going to be easy, I can TOTALLY do this!" ?
when you look back, what you've accomplished will amaze you.
good luck with the show, everybody!
Nice blog, and nice post.
... You remind me of someone...
Also now I want a pair of medieval lace-up boots.
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