July 19, 2002
a cold from Siberia
Well, I got to go to Meralco theater yesterday all on my own and in one piece. ^_^ It was actually easier than I thought. As for my 'rents, they finally okayed the idea that I'm doing another OJT. Goody.
When I got to the theater, it was freezing cold. I forgot how cold it can get in there. The last time I was backstage was when I was a high school sophomore, when I did The Sound of Music with Dein.
Speaking of which, Dein was actually the first familiar face that I saw there (other than Sir Shax). He arrived there with Chevy. Eheheheh, when they arrived, I started wondering how I'd get home.
So Bing and Mari arrived an hour after I did, and for another hour we just sat near the artists' entrance with Carmen doing nothing, just waiting for Sir Shax to give us further instructions. With Dein's help I found out that we'll be under Edmu, the stage manager. Yikes, I wonder what in the world will we be doing, considering the props were huge.
Well, when we were herded into the theater, the first thing we did was help out the crew remove the wooden planks off the stage. It was put there for the initial design, but then by Mio Infante's demand, we had to take it out because the Wardrobe couldn't move as freely with it. We had to toss the planks into the orchestra pit, take out the nails that were sticking out, and sweep up the sawdust. Oh yeah, and while we were all crawling on the stage, I found out that Dennis, one of guys I worked with backstage in Proof, is a crew member.
Then we had to consult with Sir Shax about our schedule. Well, we managed to make a decent agreement on the schedule that we would fill in each other's jobs whenever one has a class conflict with the schedule.
So we ended up spending the rest of our time (a whole 5 hours) sitting in the audience watching the cast adjust to the stage. Hmmm...I think they changed the lyrics to some of the songs.
Well, when the whole rehearsal was over at 10pm, Chevy suggested that I ride home with Tita Menchu, coz he and Dein were hitching with her as well. Goody, at least I won't be alone when I go home every time. I sure hope Sir Shax or Edmu will let me leave the same time as the cast during the entire rehearsal period and run.
Arg, I developed a slight headache and cold during the night that my head is sort of pounding today. I hope it won't bug me so much later.
What Was Your PastLife?
When I got to the theater, it was freezing cold. I forgot how cold it can get in there. The last time I was backstage was when I was a high school sophomore, when I did The Sound of Music with Dein.
Speaking of which, Dein was actually the first familiar face that I saw there (other than Sir Shax). He arrived there with Chevy. Eheheheh, when they arrived, I started wondering how I'd get home.
So Bing and Mari arrived an hour after I did, and for another hour we just sat near the artists' entrance with Carmen doing nothing, just waiting for Sir Shax to give us further instructions. With Dein's help I found out that we'll be under Edmu, the stage manager. Yikes, I wonder what in the world will we be doing, considering the props were huge.
Well, when we were herded into the theater, the first thing we did was help out the crew remove the wooden planks off the stage. It was put there for the initial design, but then by Mio Infante's demand, we had to take it out because the Wardrobe couldn't move as freely with it. We had to toss the planks into the orchestra pit, take out the nails that were sticking out, and sweep up the sawdust. Oh yeah, and while we were all crawling on the stage, I found out that Dennis, one of guys I worked with backstage in Proof, is a crew member.
Then we had to consult with Sir Shax about our schedule. Well, we managed to make a decent agreement on the schedule that we would fill in each other's jobs whenever one has a class conflict with the schedule.
So we ended up spending the rest of our time (a whole 5 hours) sitting in the audience watching the cast adjust to the stage. Hmmm...I think they changed the lyrics to some of the songs.
Well, when the whole rehearsal was over at 10pm, Chevy suggested that I ride home with Tita Menchu, coz he and Dein were hitching with her as well. Goody, at least I won't be alone when I go home every time. I sure hope Sir Shax or Edmu will let me leave the same time as the cast during the entire rehearsal period and run.
Arg, I developed a slight headache and cold during the night that my head is sort of pounding today. I hope it won't bug me so much later.
What Was Your PastLife?
Posted by tymeless on July 19, 2002 at 06:16 PM | How's my acting?