15 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Join Theatre if You Aren't Already Experienced With It
So I know a lot of people who join because they hear me talk to highly of it, and then quit. Or people who just want to do it "for fun". And they really shouldn't.
There will be terms you don't know and we will not stop to explain. If you do not know what "flush that flat to the edge of the platform" means you will be pushed aside and someone who knows what to do will do it for you.
There is no guarantee of getting the job you want. Aw you want to help out on paint crew? Thanks so much! We're full. Go organize the set shop.
When you get hurt we do not slow down. Grab an ice pack and sit out, don't be in anybody's way.
The hours. I hope you don't want anything above a C this semester because you are after school until midnight every day. But not always. Sometimes we stay until six, or leave at 11:23pm, doors locked. Your ride isn't here yet? Stand outside and wait who cares if it's January. But you want advance notice? That's cute, when we're done we're done. 10 out of 12 is always a good motto, you do understand that don't you?
I hope you love musical theatre with the passion of ten thousand suns, because you give it your all or none at all (you're fired!). You put this show ahead of your uncle's funeral, we open next week!
You're hungry? "I'm sorry dinner was at 5 i don't care your food was delivered late there's no time to eat now."
And good luck breaking into the well established cliques. These people have harmonizing and building together since 6th grade, your "best friend" won't want to sit next to you when she could be sitting with the LD and pining to be TD next year
And I hope you know positions. Because when the LD needs to speak to the SM and they need you to find the ASM, they don't have time to tell you who's who.
Locations. Do you know which side of the catwalk enters onto the grid and which door takes you to the prop room and which door locks you on the roof? I hope so newbie.
Go back to 1st grade, re-learn left and right, also up and down
Try to remember the entire cast's name, and their last name, nickname too. Remember their roles and vocal range, and what scenes they are and aren't in. Know what costume is who's and which boy needs eyeliner and which needs foundation. Know they're takeout orders too, if you're not helpful you're on a food run
Can you quickly develop the ability to see in the dark? Hope so. when "going dark" is called out try to keep up with the techs who have been perfecting night vision for 4 years.
Tell me the 4 main types of lighting instruments, which one needs a barn door, and not the old west one either. Grab that gobo for us (you do know what a gobo is, don't you?) and know you way around a circuit board for sure. If you don't you're useless to us.
Nobody cares how stressed you are, or what happened to your brother last night. We talk about the show, last year's show and it's inside jokes, and what next year's show will be.
Do you know your musicals. Book of Mormon is being performed in the green room, followed by a debate of the Tony award winners and who should have won. If you're left out, that isn't our problem.
Because those of us who speak highly about it, hate it. We have been burned and spent sleepless nights all so that triangle looks right, we sang our hearts out and learned that dance perfectly, we gave our sweat, blood, and tears to be in the positions we're in now. We earned it. Theatre is called a family, because we are complete, we are sustaining by ourselves. Theatre is a family and we are not adopting those who only want to do it for "fun".
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