MRW Lights
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We've all heard it... we have all or we will all say it inevitably, "The show must go on".
I did some digging and found this post about working through it. It talks a little more about safety and the human aspect of calling out and I agree with its sentiment that "calling out" doesn't seem to be a part of what it takes to do our job. This is predicated today due to the large snowstorm in NYC and surrounding areas and that I've been "working through" a head cold for the last week. All schools in the area and a lot of businesses are closed today, but the show must go on. Here's why I do it.
If I call out from my show it's seemingly not a big deal. There are A LOT of other A1's, especially here in the city. It would have also have been great to have brought on a sub to cover for me when needed. This show is Off Broadway and a limited engagement run... so it's only me and I go to work.
Here's the bigger issue, I've been listening to the cast for weeks. Tonight is performance #20 for all of us. I can hear if they're tired, if they're under the weather, I can anticipate their moves and lines, I can support them so that they can give their best performance today. Sure someone else could still do a good job and yes we have people we can call who can be there when we need them, because we trust them. The cast trusts me to be there, they trust me to do my job.
The weather is miserable, I'm still recovering from a cold and a snow day netflix binge would not have left me complaining. However, crew call looms so I made some tea, packed some cough drops, dug out the snow boots and the show goes on.
Cheers to everyone for keeping the lights on, for breaking the leg and for making sure the show goes on.
I did some digging and found this post about working through it. It talks a little more about safety and the human aspect of calling out and I agree with its sentiment that "calling out" doesn't seem to be a part of what it takes to do our job. This is predicated today due to the large snowstorm in NYC and surrounding areas and that I've been "working through" a head cold for the last week. All schools in the area and a lot of businesses are closed today, but the show must go on. Here's why I do it.
If I call out from my show it's seemingly not a big deal. There are A LOT of other A1's, especially here in the city. It would have also have been great to have brought on a sub to cover for me when needed. This show is Off Broadway and a limited engagement run... so it's only me and I go to work.
Here's the bigger issue, I've been listening to the cast for weeks. Tonight is performance #20 for all of us. I can hear if they're tired, if they're under the weather, I can anticipate their moves and lines, I can support them so that they can give their best performance today. Sure someone else could still do a good job and yes we have people we can call who can be there when we need them, because we trust them. The cast trusts me to be there, they trust me to do my job.
The weather is miserable, I'm still recovering from a cold and a snow day netflix binge would not have left me complaining. However, crew call looms so I made some tea, packed some cough drops, dug out the snow boots and the show goes on.
Cheers to everyone for keeping the lights on, for breaking the leg and for making sure the show goes on.