This weekend may in fact be one of the longest ones I will have the entire semester, and that's a wonderful thing. Why? Because that means that this weekend is tech for The Glass Menagerie. After two long months of rehearsals, our show will finally be in its last moments before it is given to our audience.
When I first began to the process of Menagerie I thought it was going to be my baby. It was my first chance to assistant direct a main stage production, and for some odd reason I thought that meant I would have a great deal of control. What I neglected to think about at that time was that the show belonged to the director, the stage manager, the actors, the design team...and me. I was on a team of intelligent, creative people, and I had to learn to trust them in their decisions; it was amazingly hard. I've been so independent and self-reliant for so long that accepting the wisdom of others really was the hardest part of the process for me.
Now that we're nine days from opening I have learned to trust those around me, and I have learned how to accept the lessons others have to offer me. Going into our final week of rehearsals I won't be the same snotty kid I was that distant first week - I won't be the all-wise sage, either, but that's all right by me. I am just very grateful for the opportunity I have had to learn and grow. Hopefully the next time I go into working on a show I will be better at taking the input of others and working as a team. I feel as though I will be - let's just hope I'm right.
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