The 24th 1/2 Century

Our first stumble thru – quite a rush/drain for everyone. It was a bit like everyone had that “wild look” in their eye as they suddenly realized what scenes came where. Though really, for a stumble thru, (which are by nature disastrous), it was rather great. It made me realize that this is really a show where everyone has to figure out what kind of artists they want to be. “Versatile” & “team player” are two of the most over-used phrases in the American Theater. Often, when people say they want a challenge – they mean they’d like the challenge to do what they are already experts at – but a bit bigger. That isn’t that. Everyone has to become experts at something they’re a bit afraid of. Whether it’s learning puppetry, being a body puppet, doing Shakespeare for a 550 seat house, or relating to a puppet – everyone has to decide what kind of artists they are, and are they in fact versatile and a team player. I think luckily for us, they’ll all come thru with shining colors.

My other thought today is that Anthony Fusco is in fact Daffy Duck. You’ll see what I mean