Yup, we have survived our first performance with the 2012 Toronto Fringe Festival!!! Especially with the chaos and turn of events in the past 2 weeks, I am exceptionally proud of my cast and crew!!
Unfortunately, we had an actor leave the project 10 days before opening night. This was a sudden shock, but thanks to my amazing cast, we were able to step it up and I stepped in as her role. I can't say I'm not disappointed with her behaviour and shocked at this surprise lack of professionalism, we have no choice but to wish her luck in the future and hope this is a learning process for her future projects.
I have to say, I could not do this without my cast and crew. I had to pick up the script 10 days before we opened, and, even though I was the one that wrote the play, I was not expecting to be the one to perform it. I love that my cast pushed me to rehearse, to do the scenes I was dreading, to make me work, and force me to take off the directors hat and start acting again.
Last night was our first show. I am so proud of what we've done!! There were a few flubs, but that's what the first show is for!!! When it comes to Fringe, I always take the first show as the Dress rehearsal. We get all the mistakes, the screwed up cues, and all the line fuck ups out of the way in the first show. Once that's done, the next 6 shows are gonna be nothing but gravy!!!
So six more... come see our show at 7:30!!!!
But first... After all the work, all the stress, all the rehearsals, and none of the sleep, I can't believe it has all finally happened. My work, my goofy blog writing transformed into a real play has become an actual production that people are seeing. It's been almost a year of work and the last 3 monthes of lots of work, money, and dedication to something based on my drinking, my friends drinking and the life I've been living in my 20's. I have to say that after everything is said and done, I'm proud of what I've written, proud of my cast, proud of my stage manager, and proud of the final product.
This show rules. I'm not sure that the media and reviewers are going to say, but in the end, I'm a proud little mama.
That being said,
-janeovision
