June 17, 2010
It's always at this point in the production cycle that I leave the theater at 11:00 at night, shaking my head and howling to the moon that I am too old for this.
Open dress rehearsal with 5 baby spiders, 4 goslings, 5 barnyard animals (including 1 rat) and a pig. Not to mention assorted human adults and kids -- and one adult spider.
All for the love of theatre? Well, I think so. And the love of children -- young and old -- discovering it for the first or fortieth time.
Community theatre is non-professional -- meaning we aren't paid for it. "Amateur." But that should not mean of lesser quality. In fact, the word "amateur" comes from the Latin words for "to love" and "to do." Literally, it means "love what you do." In some sense, amateurs are even more dedicated to the theatre, because we aren't paid for it.
That thought, at least, is one of things that keeps me going.
That and opening night when everyone--actors, crew and audience alike--are smitten and starlit. For the love of magic.
Open dress rehearsal with 5 baby spiders, 4 goslings, 5 barnyard animals (including 1 rat) and a pig. Not to mention assorted human adults and kids -- and one adult spider.
All for the love of theatre? Well, I think so. And the love of children -- young and old -- discovering it for the first or fortieth time.
Community theatre is non-professional -- meaning we aren't paid for it. "Amateur." But that should not mean of lesser quality. In fact, the word "amateur" comes from the Latin words for "to love" and "to do." Literally, it means "love what you do." In some sense, amateurs are even more dedicated to the theatre, because we aren't paid for it.
That thought, at least, is one of things that keeps me going.
That and opening night when everyone--actors, crew and audience alike--are smitten and starlit. For the love of magic.
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