Closing Stonewater Rapture
This evening's performance of Stonewater will be its last. I meant to post on it while it was running, but I've been so busy this past week that I simply haven't had time until now. With Thanksgiving break ensuing, all of my professors seem to be getting in that last exam or paper due. So it's been hectic anyway, on top of that with the run of Stonewater Rapture. But after tonight my time will be once again more open and I can concentrate on school more as we near finals periods. Thanksgiving break cannot come soon enough. I look forward to luxuriously sleeping in many days....
So about Stonewater...
It's been an interesting run thus far with audiences of around 15-20 people per performance - nothing like the house sizes we had for The Weir, which was often full to capacity. I'm not sure why that is, maybe John LaBombard's name had something to do with it (he's well known and well respected in the department), or maybe The Weir was more attractive to many audieces than Stonewater Rapture, which is a lesser known title. Who knows? But they were both totally different experiences and processes, both from which I learned from - both positive and negative things. Drama in the theatre is ridiculous, and something I'm avoiding so far no matter how much people try to drag me into it. I now, thankfully, know which people to avoid to be successful in this effort. It's sad really, but I've grown from this experience and that's ultimately why I do thatre - to grow. So I've accomplished something through Stonewater and I'm happy for that. And I've recieved relatively positive feedback from the audiences on the piece, or at least from the people who's opinions I value enough to ask, and that's been nice. I'm curious to see how the house is tonight, it should be relatively full because the faculty prefers to come on a weekday performance and tonight will be the only one we have. It will be good to be seen by faculty for a second time. Getting my name out there!
As for now, I think I'll go revise one of the two papers that I have due tomorrow before I have to leave for call. One...more...day.....
So about Stonewater...
It's been an interesting run thus far with audiences of around 15-20 people per performance - nothing like the house sizes we had for The Weir, which was often full to capacity. I'm not sure why that is, maybe John LaBombard's name had something to do with it (he's well known and well respected in the department), or maybe The Weir was more attractive to many audieces than Stonewater Rapture, which is a lesser known title. Who knows? But they were both totally different experiences and processes, both from which I learned from - both positive and negative things. Drama in the theatre is ridiculous, and something I'm avoiding so far no matter how much people try to drag me into it. I now, thankfully, know which people to avoid to be successful in this effort. It's sad really, but I've grown from this experience and that's ultimately why I do thatre - to grow. So I've accomplished something through Stonewater and I'm happy for that. And I've recieved relatively positive feedback from the audiences on the piece, or at least from the people who's opinions I value enough to ask, and that's been nice. I'm curious to see how the house is tonight, it should be relatively full because the faculty prefers to come on a weekday performance and tonight will be the only one we have. It will be good to be seen by faculty for a second time. Getting my name out there!
As for now, I think I'll go revise one of the two papers that I have due tomorrow before I have to leave for call. One...more...day.....
posted by ~chase at 1:12 PM
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