That's a wrap!

Tuesday was my last day on the set of Crooked Arrows. As an experience, it was exceptionally bitter sweet. We were back in Topsfield, so it was a different flavor of waiting around then I'd experienced working at St. John's, where I literally had absolutely nothing to do for the entire first three days on set. The Topsfield fair grounds stuff was slightly more involved, specifically I had to be on my little step ladder perch thing (if you go to the Crooked Arrows Facebook page and search their photos you can find documented evidence of this) watching the games and miming talking. I did also have some text to do on the last day, so I did that, and shortly afterwards was told I was wrapped at which point our Assistant Director, David Mendoza realized I was wrapped up in a bow wrapped (that's not a real film making expression I just made that up) and Steve, the director, made a very nice speech and there were many hugs and hand shakes and some applause and it felt very gratifying, and dark chocolately (bitter sweet).

I'm going to think back on the friends I made, and miss them. Probably, the crew people I got to know I'll see again on set, more than likely as an extra but they them's the brakes. I'll have an easier time of it with them knowing I'm not an idiot and capable of taking care of myself, while not screwing things up or making their job harder. I do have mixed feelings about film (so much waiting) but if and when I'm offered a chance to dive back in, you know I'll take it. Also, Facebook!

Anyway, afterwards I rushed to Jamaica Plain and the Footlight Club for a rehearsal of Rosencratz and Guildenstern Are Dead. It was quintessential community theatre, everybody standing around the piano looking at sheet music, most of us not really singers trying to get something good sounding out of the traditional tune Ophelia sings when she goes crazy. It felt good and strange to be back. I have a lot more theatre ahead of me, between R&G and Our Town, but what's after that?

It's a question I've been pondering. There are definitely gaps in my training I need to fill, and the issue of getting in shape, but I've got a lot of momentum from this movie, or I could turn this movie into a lot of momentum if I play my cards right, and what are the correct cards to play? I've got some ideas. New York? Could be the next step. I'm thinking do these shows, take another class this fall with one of the casting agencies or theatre companies around here, do the month long intensive at Shakespeare and Company in January, then in February/March when hopefully stuff will start coming out for the movie don't book any more Boston gigs and start focusing on NYC, getting my stuff to casting directors, agents, managers, etc. Shit is going to get real.