
Every time I think theater is not the right place for me, now mind you my night didn't exactly have the best beginning. I forgot to preset the guns (they're locked and only i have the key so it's completely my responsibility) the show starts and five seconds later robin goes SHIT!!! REally unnervs me! I wanted to do a fabulous job, I wanted to kick ass in this show and somehow it isn't happening. So I throw off three actors (given it's a cast of ten that's like a lot) the ASM and like four techies from their normal routines, i feel like such an bitch. and i really hate when i do dumb things like that, need to actually check off my lists from now on. Anyway so we figure out how to slip those on and I decided that I had to talk to a friendly voice I needed SOMETHING to make me realize that I wasn't despised because in the grand scheme it's just two guns it's not the whole show or anything. so in my moment of stupidity I called jose, now I knew they were drinking but I didn't realize they would be at nine at night...where I come from that's starting early. That gives me a great moment of why the hell did I call you I shouldn't be leaning on you I'm sorry by and i head off to spend my hours of free time in the show pleating...just fold, iron, pin, fold, iron, pin...the most relaxing and calming things are those repetative actions...and god it was great. So intermission comes I fufill everyghing and check it twice. and apologize profusely to EVERYONE who was affected by my goof and to my great comfort every single one went hey it's really no big deal totally don't stress it. :-) so then Jen is curious as to HOW drunk jose is (I was gonna go hang out there and she wanted to see if I would be able to stand it) well he was so drunk they had a two min conversation and he didn't realize it was jen till she said I think I'll give you to ROBIN now and I went "are you that drunk" "yeah" "::click::" I just wasn't up for that right then... So rattled as I am what else would i do, four quick changes and you knwo what they totally made me feel better, and a little more pleating and i was set :-)
I realized as I walked out how every time I think theater isn't the thing for me, I walk away like I did tonight. I walked away with my head full of the things I had to check were okay, I love those moments after the crew is gone when I just close up, look around the room and make sure everything has been taken care of. it's MY space it's my home, and I love it. I love the laundry that's waiting for me, I love the cabinet where i lock the guns, I love my keys i'm the ONLY one with keys to the costume shop adn both dressing rooms. I walked out feeling content, busy, tired as hell but happy. I worked hard and i did good work. I walked up the hill with dilly at my back, my rehearsal bad on one shoulder, my binder in my arm my keys in my hand the wind playing with my curls. and as the lights became drapey fillaments from my tired eyes I realized I didn't need jose, or any of it, i need my own passion to get me happiness. that's all I need and thankfully I haver it.