Thursday, February 2

How interested are you in Earnest rehearsals?

Sometimes I think it would be cool to have a blog where I talk about the creation of whatever play I'm doing.

Jan Davis teaches the
Monday/Wednesday/Friday
cast the blocking for to Act I
I'd chronicle everything, from auditions, to callbacks, to rehearsals, to performances, etc. I'd write about our goings-on, progress, and my personal musings about the whole thing. (Now that I write this idea down, I realize it sounds like the new t.v. show, Smash, except I'm nowhere near Broadway, and I had this idea before NBC started to advertise their show.)

The pro is that I'd have a really cool record of the whole thing. The con is that sometimes stuff goes on that other people don't need to know about (difficult directors, cast members who don't get along, etc) and my cast and production mates probably wouldn't appreciate me sharing with everyone.

But what if I were just to write two or three things about each rehearsal? Or even just each week (in which case, I wouldn't have to create a whole new blog that I'm stressed to keep up regularly)?

Would anyone be interested in something like that? For Earnest or for some other show I do in the future? Anything in particular you'd want to know about? Would you want to read about stuff that happens or learn more about backstage/theater stuff in general?

The Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday cast
waits for our turn to work the scene
Or would you get bored with the subject really quickly? I try not to dwell on the same thing too much on my blog. Theater doesn't encompass my WHOLE life, but it does take up a great deal of time, especially when actively rehearsing (and Earnest has been filling my mind an awful lot the last seven weeks). Also, some stories just aren't funny unless you were there or you understand the theater world...

Then again, when has potential incomprehensible-ness ever stopped me from posting anything before?

What do you think? Yay or nay?

4 comments:

Andrea said...

I think you should tell ALL the stories worth telling, whenever they are ready to be told. If you try to purposefully chronicle a show, I think it will end up sounding forced. Just my take. :)

Miss Megan said...

Thanks, Andrea. I appreciate the honesty and good sense! You're right that the chronicle might sound forced after awhile... I'll keep doing what I've been doing :)

Karrie said...

I'd love to hear about your experiences (and I love The Importance of Being Earnest). You'll also have a great record for yourself of what you've done.

Miss Megan said...

I appreciate your input, Karrie. I love this play, too! I've been keeping a daily record of the goings-on, but I think I'll just post the more interesting/bizarre stories. I want to keep a balance between blog posts. So glad you're interested. I'm totally jealous you've been in multiple productions and played a couple of different roles!