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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Da Future
Someone told me they liked my blog today. i don't know if that was true, or they were just responding to my saying that I liked their blog, which is the truth.
At any rate, it helped push me to post again.
I started this blog when I started this job, and like the job, i was super enthusiastic about it when I started.
You can read my highs and lows on the road simply by going over the frequency of my blog posts.
Last week, we at long last, had a "site visit." After alot of back and forth phone calls, evaluations, and discussions they finally decided it was best to have someone come and give us some notes to help fill in our gaps. I know I havne't ocmpletely updated the blog world on this. That means its time for a run-on-sentence summary
For most of this tour casey and I have received some evaluations that while mostly positive about our final result, were critical of us in the sense that we did not have enough control over the kids during the rehearsal period. (I was hoping I could run-on longer.) Anyway, this sparked the home office to basically put us through an evaluation, tlaking to us about what we though our weaknesses were, but ocntinuing to compliment us on our strengths. Truth be told, this style of evaluation didn't make either of us feel better. There was in fact a rehearsal which I described to the office as feeling totally empty and spiritless because I didn't know how to do my job any more. The next week they had someone visit. Finally.
And the visit went really well...not only did we make better friends with a couple members of our home office, we were given some great notes that will help us close out this tour.
I am absolutely done with thi sjob. I have now lived a year on the road, doing the tour thing...and I know how I feel about it, I appreciate the expeirence and cherish the children (pretty sounding) but my life is ready for something else.
The visit actually did alot in the way of saying "ok, here's what you should do on this job whether you like it or not." Its what I need. Casey and I will be able to have some great weeks over the last 2 months of tour, and that's a good thing. The kids don't deserve to suffer bad shows because of us. I regret if a week or two has.
I forgot I was blogging.
That's probably enough, but I have some other updates and if I don't do them now...I never will. So, read on if you're bored or lonely.
The future is coming at us. We feel ready, but maybe we're not. We are definitely going to have a place in Indianapolis for hopefully only 3 months...6 months if we have to and I do not get selected for an apprenticeship at Steppenwolf Theatre.
I really want it, so badly. It would be perfect for me...but I'm sure the competition is incredibly stiff. If I don't hear anything by April for an interview, that means I'm out. I'll be very disapointed if I don't get it. What would be worse, not getting to interview at all, or getting interviewed and THEN not getting it.
Anyway, we'll be in Indianapolis. Casey and I have our first big test of our life in theatre this summer. I will be working at Shawnee again directing 2 shows and working on another while she stays in Indianapolis. 6 weeks. She hates it, and I do...but we know we have to and we'll continue to have to make descisions like this. This'll be the first so it'll be the hardest...but we'll conquer it. We always do.
After that, if I don't get the steppenwolf is a 4 month stint in Indianapolis while we both try to get jobs in Chicago, and do shows in Indianapolis.
That's the plan anyway.
Be lucky.
At any rate, it helped push me to post again.
I started this blog when I started this job, and like the job, i was super enthusiastic about it when I started.
You can read my highs and lows on the road simply by going over the frequency of my blog posts.
Last week, we at long last, had a "site visit." After alot of back and forth phone calls, evaluations, and discussions they finally decided it was best to have someone come and give us some notes to help fill in our gaps. I know I havne't ocmpletely updated the blog world on this. That means its time for a run-on-sentence summary
For most of this tour casey and I have received some evaluations that while mostly positive about our final result, were critical of us in the sense that we did not have enough control over the kids during the rehearsal period. (I was hoping I could run-on longer.) Anyway, this sparked the home office to basically put us through an evaluation, tlaking to us about what we though our weaknesses were, but ocntinuing to compliment us on our strengths. Truth be told, this style of evaluation didn't make either of us feel better. There was in fact a rehearsal which I described to the office as feeling totally empty and spiritless because I didn't know how to do my job any more. The next week they had someone visit. Finally.
And the visit went really well...not only did we make better friends with a couple members of our home office, we were given some great notes that will help us close out this tour.
I am absolutely done with thi sjob. I have now lived a year on the road, doing the tour thing...and I know how I feel about it, I appreciate the expeirence and cherish the children (pretty sounding) but my life is ready for something else.
The visit actually did alot in the way of saying "ok, here's what you should do on this job whether you like it or not." Its what I need. Casey and I will be able to have some great weeks over the last 2 months of tour, and that's a good thing. The kids don't deserve to suffer bad shows because of us. I regret if a week or two has.
I forgot I was blogging.
That's probably enough, but I have some other updates and if I don't do them now...I never will. So, read on if you're bored or lonely.
The future is coming at us. We feel ready, but maybe we're not. We are definitely going to have a place in Indianapolis for hopefully only 3 months...6 months if we have to and I do not get selected for an apprenticeship at Steppenwolf Theatre.
I really want it, so badly. It would be perfect for me...but I'm sure the competition is incredibly stiff. If I don't hear anything by April for an interview, that means I'm out. I'll be very disapointed if I don't get it. What would be worse, not getting to interview at all, or getting interviewed and THEN not getting it.
Anyway, we'll be in Indianapolis. Casey and I have our first big test of our life in theatre this summer. I will be working at Shawnee again directing 2 shows and working on another while she stays in Indianapolis. 6 weeks. She hates it, and I do...but we know we have to and we'll continue to have to make descisions like this. This'll be the first so it'll be the hardest...but we'll conquer it. We always do.
After that, if I don't get the steppenwolf is a 4 month stint in Indianapolis while we both try to get jobs in Chicago, and do shows in Indianapolis.
That's the plan anyway.
Be lucky.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
We'll conquer it.
Casey and I had a breakthrough argument last night.
Of all the fights we've ever had, never have they ended like this one.
I love her.
Of all the fights we've ever had, never have they ended like this one.
I love her.
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