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Just breathe

Have you ever worked on a project, a big project, that just refuses to go well?  One that is full of problems and miscommunication and generally goes really really, well, bad?  Well, for the last several months I have been involved with something like that, a play starring yours truly as the assistant director (not really “starring”…I’m always backstage, never on it).  Everything that could go wrong with a play has gone wrong with this one.  Twice.  From problems casting the show to creative differences to production team, well, stuff…it’s just been a big mess. 

We’re talking Major Drama with cast members.  Major.  As in “I thought this kind of Diva-ness happened in Hollywood” Drama, and –lucky me– I was the one who got to fix it…I spent hours and hours on the phone, several WAY too late nights at the theater, trying to calm down hysterical cast members and…it makes me tired just to think about it.  Seriously, what happened to the Real Life “Talk Your Problems Out” thing?  Hello!  You are adults, deal with it! 

Well, this show finally opened on Friday and last night was the first time I actually felt really great about all the work, time, energy, and sleepless nights that have been put into making this work; last night was great.  It has almost made the last couple of months of Crazy worth it.  Hopefully, after a few more nights of high energy performances with standing ovations I will be willing to tell my family and friends what show I’ve been working on and encourage their attendance.  (Yes, it really has been that bad.)

Take a big breath, hold and release slowly.  This will be ok.

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