Cat's out of the bag, or "You can talk to birds?"*

I've delayed telling anyone at work that I do theatre, for the simple reason that I have really, really enjoyed being in control of what they know about me, if not what they think about me. Sometimes people don't think well of theatre-folk (Richard jokingly called me a "carnie" when I told him), and everyone definitely makes assumptions. It's not always a compliment when people say, "I believe that you're an actress; you're so dramatic!"

But the silence is broken! I want as many people as possible to see Into the Woods as can, so I asked our darling receptionist, Richard, to put up a flyer for me in a likely spot. He asked if he could put something on it so people knew it was from me and would be more inclined to go and after some hemming and hawing I said Okay. I let him do his own thing. I knew he'd come up with something adorable -- something I'd like. This is what he came up with:

Haha! I love that guy.

Since yesterday morning, I've fielded several people's questions. I'm trying not to be embarrassed to admit that I'm playing Cinderella (I don't know why I'm embarrassed), though people who don't know the show still assume it's a lead role. It turns out, I'm not the only Thespian in our workplace. That's nice to hear :)  Makes me feel a little less silly!

I hope some work folks can come! Being vulnerable is scary. Wouldn't want to reveal such a huge part of myself without some small sort of payoff, you know? I guess just allowing them to be my friends and me to be their friend should be payoff enough. I still want them to come.

We open a week from tomorrow. Eeeeeeek!

*I feel like I should be taking advantage out of the fact that Into the Woods is so darn quotable! As such, I'm using lines from the play for alternative titles to all of the show-related blog posts. It just feels good!