Nine Shows Is a Bitch (Dec.30)
okay, okay...i could be stuck behind a desk all week. but damn am i beat.
between 9 shows this week and understudy rehearsals (and the stress of knowing that next week's understudy put-in is just around the corner), my brain is on overtime when it should be relaxed and sleeping, and my body is beat when it should be running around all over the stage.
let's catch you up on the past week:
first, dad, karen, and brian came to san fran last week and it was great spending some time with them. i wish i had a little more free time, but even just getting some dinner with them was nice. they saw the show last saturday matinee and i think my dad is still calling every person he has ever met to describe how much he loved it (he said he even liked it more than "Wicked" - oh wait - Sarah just said when i left the table to wash my hands, he said it was second to Wicked. you're busted, Dad). but all in all, it was great for them to see the show and i am so grateful that they flew all the way from Michigan to see it as opposed to waiting until next October for just a few hours drive to Chicago.
secondly - understudy rehearsals. okay, so here's the deal - i am understudying Bob Gaudio and Tommy Devito - two GREAT roles. i am so unbelievably grateful that Des and Ron and everyone saw something in me to give me these two great roles to understudy. but the fact that we will have had 4 rehearsals total, about 18 hours, to get the blocking, dancing, singing, lines, transitions, costume changes, etc, etc, etc down is killing me. and just when i think to myself, "it's okay eric. do the best you can at the put-in (that means full run with tech and costumes) and then concentrate on it and get it better and better", i realize i can't do that because as soon as that put-in is done, i have to get right to work on Tommy. so by the time i get Tommy down, i will have forgotten about Bob. therefore, i have decided to cut my loses and just understudy the role of Mary.
next - i have decided on one of these posts, i am going to do a blog solely on the funny things Sarah hears in the lobby every day when she is selling merchandise. today though, she was in the aisles selling programs and CD's, when an usher - who was helping a disabled person in a wheelchair - accidentally let go of the char and it went careening down the aisle (about 12 or so rows...and the aisle is pretty steep) and smashed right into her! don't worry Sandy and Bubi Goldie - she is totally fine, but still, pretty jarring for someone who's just trying to sell some merchandise to people.
what else to blog about...?
i posted even more reviews on my website. they are all on the links section, so go to ericgutman.com and check them out. also, turns out that we broke the house attendance record at the Curran Theatre...so that's a pretty nice feat.
also - i want to send a thank you to the mystery person who left that very generous card in my dressing room the other day. i don't know who you are, but what you wrote was very inspiring and i thank you for the gift. i promise to keep you in mind next time someone else has some hard times.
finally, i want to wish everyone a very happy and healthy New Year. may your 2007 be filled with happiness and success and i can't tell you how much it means to me that so many of you have kept up week after week with my blog. your emails and comments are always well received and i really appreciate all the support and encouragement everyone sends mine and Sarah's way.
as for the cast - the management was nice enough to block off a room for us at a club near the theatre and so we will all be ringing in the New Year together as a family. open bar, passed appetizers, and lots of dancing...a great way to start 2007.
that's it everyone...Happy New Year!
between 9 shows this week and understudy rehearsals (and the stress of knowing that next week's understudy put-in is just around the corner), my brain is on overtime when it should be relaxed and sleeping, and my body is beat when it should be running around all over the stage.
let's catch you up on the past week:
first, dad, karen, and brian came to san fran last week and it was great spending some time with them. i wish i had a little more free time, but even just getting some dinner with them was nice. they saw the show last saturday matinee and i think my dad is still calling every person he has ever met to describe how much he loved it (he said he even liked it more than "Wicked" - oh wait - Sarah just said when i left the table to wash my hands, he said it was second to Wicked. you're busted, Dad). but all in all, it was great for them to see the show and i am so grateful that they flew all the way from Michigan to see it as opposed to waiting until next October for just a few hours drive to Chicago.
secondly - understudy rehearsals. okay, so here's the deal - i am understudying Bob Gaudio and Tommy Devito - two GREAT roles. i am so unbelievably grateful that Des and Ron and everyone saw something in me to give me these two great roles to understudy. but the fact that we will have had 4 rehearsals total, about 18 hours, to get the blocking, dancing, singing, lines, transitions, costume changes, etc, etc, etc down is killing me. and just when i think to myself, "it's okay eric. do the best you can at the put-in (that means full run with tech and costumes) and then concentrate on it and get it better and better", i realize i can't do that because as soon as that put-in is done, i have to get right to work on Tommy. so by the time i get Tommy down, i will have forgotten about Bob. therefore, i have decided to cut my loses and just understudy the role of Mary.
next - i have decided on one of these posts, i am going to do a blog solely on the funny things Sarah hears in the lobby every day when she is selling merchandise. today though, she was in the aisles selling programs and CD's, when an usher - who was helping a disabled person in a wheelchair - accidentally let go of the char and it went careening down the aisle (about 12 or so rows...and the aisle is pretty steep) and smashed right into her! don't worry Sandy and Bubi Goldie - she is totally fine, but still, pretty jarring for someone who's just trying to sell some merchandise to people.
what else to blog about...?
i posted even more reviews on my website. they are all on the links section, so go to ericgutman.com and check them out. also, turns out that we broke the house attendance record at the Curran Theatre...so that's a pretty nice feat.
also - i want to send a thank you to the mystery person who left that very generous card in my dressing room the other day. i don't know who you are, but what you wrote was very inspiring and i thank you for the gift. i promise to keep you in mind next time someone else has some hard times.
finally, i want to wish everyone a very happy and healthy New Year. may your 2007 be filled with happiness and success and i can't tell you how much it means to me that so many of you have kept up week after week with my blog. your emails and comments are always well received and i really appreciate all the support and encouragement everyone sends mine and Sarah's way.
as for the cast - the management was nice enough to block off a room for us at a club near the theatre and so we will all be ringing in the New Year together as a family. open bar, passed appetizers, and lots of dancing...a great way to start 2007.
that's it everyone...Happy New Year!
posted by The Guter at 12/30/2006 12:12:00 AM
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