I'm Tired, I'm Poor, I'm a Huddle Mass!

(The title is my bow to the ongoing immigration debate, because it somewhat has to do with my theme.)

This is my thought pattern today:

How often could I have enjoyed something much more if I weren’t tired or hungry?

It’s like watching a great film while your bladder’s full. You cannot totally sink yourself into the experience, because you have to pee. And you struggle not to miss a moment of the movie, but you are of two mind: one saying “this is brilliant” and the other saying “any moment, my bladder’s going to explode and release deadly toxins throughout my lower intestines!”

Last night I was this way.

When we got into the space for technical rehearsal for our play, it was ABUNDANTLY CLEAR that this was NOT how we were originally told it would be. Okay…adjust, adjust, this is the Fringe, so a lot of this is about adjustment. I admit, though, it does take a small moment for you to get past “WHAT THE FUCK” and get to “what are we going to do about it?”

I even said to Larry, “I’m not panicking, I’m just thinking. Adjusting.”

Then, we had to go through technical rehearsal, and any theatre person will tell you, that’s always a bit of hell. Though, this one ranks among the least painful, it’s still a “prostate exam” – no matter how professionally it’s done, you still don’t enjoy it (unless you’re a sicko!)

Our tech is very good, though, Jeanmarie Something-or-other.

And we got two run-throughs.

But on that second run-through, after putting in a whole day at work and then one whole tech run-through after we realized we were going to have to adjust ALL of our entrances and exits, I was TIRED!

Still, I did do one thing funny, which I think will stay in the show.

However, that one small bit of humor aside, when David hosed up his lines, I KNEW it was his fault, but I SWEEAR I could not remember what he was supposed to say (which, I guess, makes two of us!) And Larry was right, I just said on stage “I swear it’s YOUR line, David, “ and then went on with the next line I could remember.

To which Larry replied later, “Yeah, way to help each other out up there…”

And I was noticing while doing a scene with Joshie that I should be enjoying this more, but I was too tired! The cool thing is that Morgan Gaskin sat in and laughed at a few of our bits and Jeanmarie also laughed both times at the same bit in one of Marcie’s monologues.

So!

So to rectify this, I arranged to take even more time off from work so I would never be tired onstage.

Whoo-hoo.

All a part of my plan to maintain my high enjoyment levels!