"Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounc'd it to you, trippingly on the tongue, but if you mouth it, as many of our players do, I had as lief the town crier spoke my lines."

Hamlet, III.ii

Monday, April 19, 2010

Letter to My Daughter (or; My Life in the Theatre)

Hey Kiddo:  So I go into work for the matinee today (Sunday), and as I'm getting dressed I hear Lin (our ASM) announce the following:


"Uh, actors? Can you listen up for a minute? Just so you know, if you need to use the bathroom, you shouldn't use the stall on the left hand side as you walk in, because there's a dead rat in the toilet. OK? Adam (the BCA facilities manager) will be here in a few minutes to fish it out. Thanks!"

You should pass this on to all your friends who are in the acting program at Tisch; they should have at least some small idea of what they'll be in for when they get out into the real world.

I love you!

Daddy

PS: Thankfully, the rat was gone by the time I had to go to the bathroom myself, but just to be on the safe side I'm not going to drink or eat for at least two hours before a show.

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