Congrats, Brad!

Gee, Brad, you're gonna end up with no more legs to break.

Advice needed:

Neither of my sisters has come to see my current show. One is too self-absorbed to think of anyone but herself, the other is mad because I let it slip to my parents that her girlfriend got a large tattoo on her back. I have told them about the show. I put comp tickets at the box office for them to claim whenever they want. They even have their names down so that their friends can get my cast discount. The only option now is to beg them to come see the show. I'm at a point where I refuse to do that. If they want to come see it, great, if they don't, great. I'm at a point where I don't give a sh!t what they do. But, of course, there are pangs of guilt in me. Should I make more of an effort or should I just say f*ck it and be alright with them not seeing it and saying it's their loss?

I suggest leaving playbills in conspicuous locations with cryptic, passive aggressive, and/or mildly psychotic scribblings on them. e.g. "Reserved for: [sister's name]" on the top. Or "I cut myself hoping she'd feel the pain" in the margins.

I just got off of the phone with tattooed soon-to-be sister-in-law (she works at my Dr's office). I didn't bring it up. I was cheerful, too.

GD ~ Good idea. Maybe I'll take a shot of the audience and Photoshop them in and circulate that. That'll cheese them off.
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This last show was not my favorite. In fact, I don't miss it at all. Some of the people I do miss. But I'm feeling guilty that I'm not going through any withdrawals right now like the rest of the cast is. My cast mates have been calling me and each other in quite a depressed state. Normal I suppose. But I'm jumping for joy that the show is over. I mean, it could be that it's because I jumped onto another show during the performance phase of the last one, but in all honesty, I don't think so. Oh well...

On a brighter note, I love love love my new character Lank. He's an asshole.
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Duly added to the quotes list!

Hey Brad,

The last time my parents saw me onstage was about six years ago, and then five years before that. They've only come down when I've done major shows (both of these were with the Oregon Symphony). I've given up on friends and family seeing my shows. I won't press, I just let them know what's happening, and that I'd like them to come. I never expect them to. That way, they're not pressured and I'm not disappointed. And it's a pleasant surprise when they show up!

Yes. I think that's sound advice. I'm going to remember that. I'll keep my sisters on my discount list but they're on their own otherwise. My parents have been really interested in coming to my shows (they just looove sharing the spotlight) so they can have my comp tickets.

With this new show, it's very interesting what's going on. I haven't been called for rehearsals until it's absolutely necessary. Which is kind of nice. Instead of me hanging out and watching everyone else, they schedule me when they know I'll be utilized. I like that. For the last two shows, I've been called for rehearsals every night. So for this show, I feel like it's a part-time job instead of a full-time one. In fact, when I hang out to watch the choreographer working with the ensemble (the dancing is fantastic in this show) the director and stage manager always come by and say, 'you don't have to stay, did we forget to tell you? Sorry...' I always tell them I want to stay because I'm truly amazed at how talented the dancers are. Dancing like everyone else does eludes me (I'm a rebel). So when I see people doing it I get intrigued.
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