I'm Scared!
I’m scared . . . or at least anxious. It’s the first week of January and for most people that means getting back into a familiar routine. For me it means jumping into a whole new routine . . . rehearsals for Night Sweats. As the playwright, producer and actor, I’ve got lots to be anxious about. Up until now, I’ve been working on script revisions like word changes, transitions and the like. Now it’s time to get down to the concreate stuff like learning lines, building my character, defining the trajectory of my character, finalizing set, costumes, blocking, promotion and publicity, and all the tech stuff that goes with a production.
There’s the writer’s anxiety. Does anything I’ve written make sense? Is it relevant to an audience? Will anyone care? Basically, is it any good? There’s the producer’s anxiety. Is there enough money to cover the production? Has there been enough done to promote the production? What’s the box office looking like? Then there’s the actor’s anxiety. Will people like me? Will I honour the playwright? Will I honour the characters? And my favourite anxiety and nightmare, will I dry on stage?
Hey out there. Is my anxiety unique to me, or is this universal?
