curtain call

for the past two nights i've been helping out with house for a local show. several of my friends are in it, and i try to lend a hand when i can. you can usually count on there being as much drama going on behind the scenes as on the stage.

the table in the lobby where the box office/ticket takers were decided to collapse. on them. of course there had to be a cup of coffee on it as well as programs, money, etc. it was not a pretty picture. then there was an inverse skunk prowling around outside the front door. i call it an inverse skunk because instead of being black with a white stripe, it was white with a black stripe. very pretty actually, though after having had my dog skunked a while back, i wanted no part of it, pretty or not. thankfully, noone was sprayed, at least not up until i left. oh, and one of the actors somehow got locked in a room. they managed to get her out in time for her cue.

they had quite a big crowd and i had set up all the refreshments during the first act. i had two people helping me, one i put on the 50/50 raffle, the other was supposed to help me at the food table. doors open, this ginormous crowd descends upon me, and mr. helper is nowhere to be found. i can't leave the room to go look for him cuz i'm the only one there. there is literally a swarm of people lined up to the door. i do my best to get everyone taken care of, and finally, after what seemed like forever, he saunters in. "oh, do you need help?" yeah, bend over so i can kick you in the butt!!!! where the heck were you???? talking to someone? you couldn't say, excuse me, i'm working, i'll catch up with you later. typical!

but i did get recognized - that was pretty neat. i'm standing at the door taking tickets and someone said he remembered me from a show i did a couple of years ago in another theatre. i guess when one of your characters only wears a skirt and a violin, people tend to remember you!

that's all for now, i'm exhausted. good nite.