Monday, January 30, 2012
Sex, Chips and The Ghost opens at Oran Mor
All through the rehearsals for SEX CHIPS AND THE HOLY GHOST I have been meaning to write about the process.
It's been impossible, though. The learning curve has just been too great.
And the pressures of the process: we've had a fortnight, rehearsing in the Citizens theatre Glasgow.
And then this morning we stood on the set for the very first time.
Generally theatres spend almost a week in the process of technical rehearsals, dress rehearsals, and maybe a preview or two, before they actually open.
We did all that in an hour and a half, and then before we knew it were out there in front of an audience.
A full house. With press.
And at one point I forgot my lines, but David covered for me brilliantly, and we got through, and the people there seemed to enjoy it.
And I wish I do a better job of describing what it felt like, or reflect upon it somehow.
But I can't. It happened. We did it. I'm proud of what we did.
And then tomorrow we do it all over again.
It's been impossible, though. The learning curve has just been too great.
And the pressures of the process: we've had a fortnight, rehearsing in the Citizens theatre Glasgow.
And then this morning we stood on the set for the very first time.
Generally theatres spend almost a week in the process of technical rehearsals, dress rehearsals, and maybe a preview or two, before they actually open.
We did all that in an hour and a half, and then before we knew it were out there in front of an audience.
A full house. With press.
And at one point I forgot my lines, but David covered for me brilliantly, and we got through, and the people there seemed to enjoy it.
And I wish I do a better job of describing what it felt like, or reflect upon it somehow.
But I can't. It happened. We did it. I'm proud of what we did.
And then tomorrow we do it all over again.
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