it's tech week

i was going to post this last week but hey better late than never.

which means a few things

1. lots of yelling from the director and staff
2. homework being shoved aside
3. headaches caused by fellow cast mates
4. and weird eating habits

why weird eating habits? mostly because it involves me eating two dinners. one somewhere between 3:00 or 3:30. and then another one around 9:30 to 10:00 at night. which is probably not the healthiest of things but tech week is not healthy. you are sleep deprived and worked hard every single day while eating foods that mostly require a microwave. it's not a good thing health wise but we do it to get a great outcome for the show. which happens to be sweeney todd.

and no i am not one of the main characters such as mrs. lovett or johanna. i'm in the ensemble which is just as hard work as they have with all the similar songs i have to sing. saturday's rehearsal of act two went really well and then last night's rehearsal of act one went...well let's just say that it moved. christa, our director, yelled at us and i completely understand why she did. some of the cast members are not taking some things seriously (which causes me to want to punch them in the face but that wouldn't be professional now would it). it also reminded me of why i chose this to be my last show.

but as always with theatre, we work our butts of during hell week, accepting the yelling and trying to get through scenes as best as we can so we can go home. christa worrying her ass off and then when opening night arrives it's wonderful. that's how it's been for as long as i can remember. i know it will be a great show and we will prove to the spectars that kids can make sondheim look and sound wonderful.