So, we opened Friday night to a full house. We got a standing O at the end.
I've found that because I've seen this show more times than I can count, I forgot about the jokes and the things that make people laugh, so it's a surprise when they laugh at things. Then at other times when their are things I thought were funny the audience doesn't laugh at. I'm guessing that a particular line or thing that an actor does is associated with something funny that happened during rehearsal.
My parents came to the show yesterday. Their reaction was the same that I had, the show is "cute". I mean, c'mon you've got dancing kids, people in disguise, a dancing Santa (my Dad thought that was funny) and two dogs, one of which sometimes goes to Annie when she calls him/her. Yesterday, Daisy was facing the wrong way and the guy playing the cop had to walk her backward. Then he delivers the line "well I guess he really is your dog". The house was practically falling out of their chairs laughing.
Something funny that happened opening night was in the change between the second to last, and the last scene, I think an actor (possibly the guy playing Warbucks) just-so-happened to be changing and someone moved a curtain or something and evidently you could see someone standing there in their boxers changing.
The SM- Toni is great, she gives me the play-by-play when things like that happen. She doesn't have to do that, but I am really appreciative of the fact that she does.
Running lights is proving to be a lot of fun. I've never done it for a show before. It's not really a hard show to do lights for, there is an anxiety-producing scene, it's the N.Y.C. number in Act 1. There's a lot of lighting changes in quick succession all the while there are also cues to turn the spotlight on and off, dropping and securing the trap and flying some things in and out.
I've encountered a shift in ideology here in-regards to waiting for the Stage Manager to say 'go'. The TD believes that if I know when to go and if Toni is busy, then I should just go. I'm not really sure how I feel about that. I pretty-much know when things are going to happen, but I feel a bit uncomfortable with doing it independently due to the fact that I may not see something. I've learned where to look and what to look for, but still... I generally just wait for her to say go. I've also noticed that I'll get excited or nervous and once I hit go prematurely and they weren't even done setting up yet. At least it wasn't opening night. I've found that waiting for go gives me a sense of calm and reassurance. Weird, I donno.
We've got about 11 or so shows to go. We close on the 24th and strike on the 25th. As of right now, I'm not sure what I'll be doing, or even where I'll be. There's the possibility to stay here to get more JAWS training (talking software). I've been getting some and it's proving helpful. Just kinda wished I'd had it before college, but hey I survived and did a pretty good job, if I do say so myself.
So, we shall see. The bus schedule is changing on Monday, don't know how that's going to affect me. We've got dark days on Monday and Tuesday anyway, so I'll keep you guys posted with what's happening over the next two weeks or so.
Bye for now.
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