We are now 2.5 weeks away from opening night of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Holy. Shit. We still have about half of Act II to block and then comes a lot of clean-up work and tightening up of scenes. Oh and then there’s that whole memorization of lines thing….uh…about that…I can positively say that I have Act I totally memorized! Full disclosure: I’m only in 3 scenes in Act I. There are still a lot of technical things to be completed and figured out, but somehow it will all magically come together by opening night. And if you see a flat that is still painted white, well then we totally meant for it to be that way. :)
So what is a blog without some personal revelation? Ok here goes. I’m struggling. I’m sad to write that, but it’s true. To be more specific, I’m struggling with just one song. Probably the most important song my character sings and I fuck it up far more times than I do it correctly. My voice cracks, I can’t find a single note in the right key, and I’m so out of shape that I can’t walk two steps and sing without becoming completely short of breath.
I’ve been worried about this song from day one, but I thought with continual practice I would eventually get better. Plus, I thought once we blocked and choreographed the song, it would all come together and I would magically sound perfect. Nope, it’s just not happening. And I’m pissed off and depressed about it. I want so badly to be spectacular at this song, but I’m so terrified I will completely humiliate myself that I am literally sick to my stomach. The REALLY annoying part is that I know this damn song. I have sung it hundreds of times and I probably hum it in my sleep. There is absolutely no reason I should be doing so poorly. I’m not writing this to gain sympathy or to fish for some form of positive reinforcement. I’m hoping that by putting it all out there, I will kick myself into shape and perform the dang song like I know I can. I need to convince myself to pull it together and rise to the occasion because I’ll be damned if I’ll let all my friends and family come to the show just to watch me make a fool of myself!
UGH! Ok, now that that’s done, let’s talk about the good stuff. What I can tell you about the show is that it is going to be A-MAH-ZING! Yes, even if I totally screw up my song, the rest of the show is so good that it won’t even matter. I mean it’s really freaking good. And hysterical. I’ve heard these songs and listened to these scenes for weeks now and I still find myself laughing out loud because it’s just that funny. The whole entire cast is fantastic, the choreography is complex and compelling, the music is beyond fun, and Pat’s direction is simply divine. So please plan on coming!! Here’s a link to the facebook event with all the details. See you there!
