Opening Night!!!
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Category: Producing Theater
Forum Name: Acting
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Topic: Opening Night!!!
Posted By: eveharrington
Subject: Opening Night!!!
Date Posted: 9/22/06 at 4:35am
We open tonight! I don't have a question or anything I'm just really excited, and I can't sleep. It's the first time I've had a role where I'm in the last group out at curtain call. That's probably stupid but I'm excited anyway.   ------------- "If nothing else, there's applause... like waves of love pouring over the footlights." |
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Posted By: tristanrobin
Date Posted: 9/22/06 at 7:51am
| Break a Leg! |
Posted By: Playwright
Date Posted: 9/22/06 at 8:15am
| Have fun! Break a leg! And enjoy the rush of that applause! |
Posted By: Mike Polo
Date Posted: 9/22/06 at 9:05am
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Break a leg! ------------- Mike Polo Community Theater Green Room http://www.communitytheater.org http://www.twitter.com/CTGreenRoom"> 
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Posted By: Linda S
Date Posted: 9/22/06 at 9:09am
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I'll tell you what I tell all my casts before opening night, "Have the most fun you've ever had in your entire life." Break a leg! Linda |
Posted By: B-M-D
Date Posted: 9/22/06 at 12:37pm
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Break a leg! It's a great rush having that last curtain call. The only time I've had it is when I played Oscar in The Odd Couple. Probably won't have it again for awhile....I don't exactly have the leading man look. ------------- BD 
"Dying is easy, comedy is hard." |
Posted By: castMe
Date Posted: 9/22/06 at 11:00pm
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Break a leg, Eve! And enjoy every minute. ------------- Investigate. Imagine. Choose. |
Posted By: eveharrington
Date Posted: 9/23/06 at 4:29am
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Thanks all, we opened to an (almost) sold out house, and they seemed to receive it well. I'm not satisfied with my performance of course, but who among us ever is, really?
Eight more chances, onward and upward! ------------- "If nothing else, there's applause... like waves of love pouring over the footlights." |
Posted By: castMe
Date Posted: 9/23/06 at 8:38am
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The worst judge (in my opinion) of an actor's performance is the actor
himself. When I'm on stage, I should be concentrating on the task
at hand and not be stepping outside to try to view myself. How
many times have you come off stage feeling like you just stunk the
place up only to have your director or audience tell you (sincerly) how
wonderful you were? This has also happened to me in the reverse
where I've felt really good about a particular performance only to have
the director tell me he felt I was a little flat (or off, or looked a
little tired, etc.) tonight. Have a great run Eve. There's nothing wrong with not being 100% satisfied with your performance on a particular night, but don't take too much stock in your self-assessment either. ------------- Investigate. Imagine. Choose. |
Posted By: eveharrington
Date Posted: 9/23/06 at 3:26pm
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Have a great run Eve. There's nothing wrong with not being 100% satisfied with your performance on a particular night, but don't take too much stock in your self-assessment either. [/QUOTE] Thanks, and don't worry, I realized a while back that you're right, I'm the worst judge and will probably never be satisfied with any performance I give. I doubt it's an uncommon trait among creative types. My brother is an artist and he's never satisfied that any of his works are finished properly. Maybe its just a common trait in my family  ------------- "If nothing else, there's applause... like waves of love pouring over the footlights." |
Posted By: castMe
Date Posted: 9/24/06 at 10:49am
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[/QUOTE] My brother is an artist and he's never satisfied that any of his works are finished properly. Maybe its just a common trait in my family [/QUOTE]I'm not a painter or writer, so I've always wondered how they know when to stop tinkering with their work and call it done. ------------- Investigate. Imagine. Choose. |
Posted By: eveharrington
Date Posted: 9/24/06 at 7:16pm
of his works are finished properly. Maybe its just a common trait in my family [/QUOTE]
I'm not a painter or writer, so I've always wondered how they know when to stop tinkering with their work and call it done. [/QUOTE] They don't ------------- "If nothing else, there's applause... like waves of love pouring over the footlights." |
Posted By: jdlewallen
Date Posted: 1/14/07 at 3:36pm
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Congrats, and enjoy the limelight - in CT it's the only payment we get!! And I don't think I have ever been totally satisfied with a performance yet....and I think if you ever get to the point that you think you were perfect, you are misinforming yourself and becoming one of "those actors".....just MHO.... |