A Personal Reflection:

This show has taught me A LOT about the magic of live theatre!

Originally, I had two actors who auditioned and rehearsed for this show. But as life usually goes, anything that can go wrong WILL go wrong. During the week of my show, not just one but BOTH of my actors were out with serious medical emergencies. At first, I could only laugh because what are the odds of something like this happening? I even considered taking the show out of the lineup. But I realized that this play will probably never get the audience it deserves if it is cut from this festival. Producing new works is what keeps theatre alive and current. If we strive for only perfection, so many amazing ideas end up abandoned for something more polished.

So I called up my friend Madeline and asked her if she would perform the scene with me for our weekend of shows. She had barely skimmed the script and was acting in another scene for this New Works festival, but being the amazing collaborator that she is, she enthusiastically agreed to lend me a hand. Together, we were able to put together something amazing. Maybe not as polished or as professional as my original vision, but that didn’t matter anymore because our playwright was able to see her world come to life and reach an audience full of people. If that isn’t a satisfying ending to a chaotic week, I don’t know what else would be.