I am so far behind in things I want to talk about. Case in point: I wrote this yesterday (Saturday) in a notebook sitting backstage at tech, but this is the first chance I’ve gotten to sit down at a computer. So here goes:
I’m working on The Seagull at MTC, and we started tech today. Yesterday during our staging day, I was moving props or something and I had one of those “oh snap” epiphanies where I realized how crazy lucky I am: working backstage at an actual theatre, and getting paid real money for it. I had a nice little glowing ten minutes or so, but like all good things, the euphoria didn’t last forever.
(Although I’m still happy.)
Yesterday was Drew’s birthday and I wish I had been able to hang out with him. Or even hang out today. Or tomorrow.
We spent so long on opposite schedules that, last fall, when we were suddenly both working daytimes, home together in the evenings and on the weekends – well, I just got used to it quickly. Used to it, and you might say, taking it for granted. So now, even though it’s just for the next month, it’s frustrating to be back on that schedule. I always feel like I’m missing out on something. For example:
-Drew’s birthday
-Glee, and friends dinner night for the next 4 weeks
-2 out of the 3 episodes of Watson on Jeopardy (Watson is the computer competing against Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter – I’ll get to the see the first episode but not the second and third)
I guess I should worry less about missing TV.
I remember I survived this before. This is temporary. Paying dues. Eye on the prize, and all that. But I think it’s clear what my goal is here for 2011.
PS. The grass really is greener onstage – check it out!
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