Theatre is Hard

Theatre is hard work.

It’s true. Anyone who has done it for very long knows it’s true. But sometimes I tire easily of the discussion. We know how hard making theatre is so I try not to talk about it too much.

But, here we are on the first day of the fourth week of school. We are most of the way through the second dress rehearsal for a show that will be done before we record our first interim reports. I am not going to tell you how hard it is . . . but I will indulge in a brief discussion about how fast all this has been.

We have never put a show as early in the year as we are putting up THE PIANO LESSON and it has posed numerous problems that have had to be solved in a timely fashion. The set has to go up fast, the actors have to learn their lines fast, and the posters have to be made and put up fast. The props have to be collected fast, the lights have to be hung and focused early, and the sound cues have to be recorded fast.

It’s all the same amount of work but it just has to be done faster.

In a few days it is up to you to buy your tickets and enjoy this fantastic production of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. We may have done this show fast but the kids have worked hard and deserve a good audience.

Make plans to see THE PIANO LESSON on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Check out the details at www.FirestoneTheatre.com if you need to know more.