OH NO! This is not a good situation.
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Topic: OH NO! This is not a good situation.
Posted By: gaftpres
Subject: OH NO! This is not a good situation.
Date Posted: 4/03/08 at 10:49pm
 I just need to vent to theatre people. We have been in rehearsal since the beginning of Jan. This is a Comm. College production. I scheduled extra rehearsals this week (2 extra days) 4 of the 6 cast members could come, this was not a problem we worked on different beats to button up some of the scenes and timing. All is going well. I had a double planned for Thursday the 3rd of April we open Tuesday the 8th a 9:30 school matinee and at 2:00. I was so excited after Tuesdays rehearsal the cast was knocking at the door of the moment a director can relax and say "We've got a show!"  I came home exilarated and confident. Perhaps that was my mistake. lol 
The problem is a sewer main breakage at the college, it is shut down until repaired, again we open Tuesday. Also, water was coming up from the drains IN OUR GREEN ROOM bathroms..... which are directly behind the stage. I have a double rehearsal scheduled for Monday, it may turn into a triple. I know this is out of my control and the reasonable side of my brain is dealing with it. The director side of my brain is....upset and pissed.
 Its the only way to put it I guess.
Thanks for listening........or reading rather....... please send us good thoughts and a few prayers too. We need it. I hope I get a great phone call tomorrow telling me to wake up my nightmare is over.
 ------------- Old volunteers never die, they just get recycled! |
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Posted By: Linda S
Date Posted: 4/04/08 at 8:36am
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I am keeping a good thought for you. The good thing about plumbing problems is that people really work to get them resolved quickly. You will be surprised at how people will rally. Can you find alternate space to rehearse in while they are making repairs? Let us know how it all turns out.
Linda
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Posted By: spikesgirl
Date Posted: 4/04/08 at 10:12am
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My thoughts are with you! That doesn't help your plumbing, but know that you are not alone - we were trying to open "Nunsensations!" and had a huge rainstorm - didn't know all the drains on the roof were plugged. Roof leaked...down onto our white flats...took "Killz" and two coats of paint to fix. That wasn't the hard part, we were already pushed to the limits, but we managed. The good news is, you will prevail and the show will be wonderful. This is what we all love about theater - right?
Charlie
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Posted By: pdavis69
Date Posted: 4/04/08 at 11:18am
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My thoughts and prayers are with you. We ran into this in August when rapid flooding put 7 feet of water into our playhouse destroying all but the auditorium. Six months later we are back on our feet and running. Our prayers are all you lose is some time. ------------- Patrick L. Davis Fort Findlay Playhouse |
Posted By: gaftpres
Date Posted: 4/04/08 at 1:29pm
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Update: We are still shut down, I am affiliated with our local CT, therefore we can use that facility to rehearse on Monday if necessary. I hope the damage is minimal and the show will go on. Thanks for all your good thoughts. I knew if I vented here I would get some positive feedback and people that have had similar situations with great outcomes. ------------- Old volunteers never die, they just get recycled! |
Posted By: jayzehr
Date Posted: 4/04/08 at 4:11pm
| We're thinking about you here, too. If you've been rehearsing that long, the show is probably in better shape than you think and they should get the plumbing fixed in time. |
Posted By: gaftpres
Date Posted: 4/06/08 at 11:41am
4-7-08Update: Well, the scuba divers and college closed sign has been removed from the college website. I am taking this as a good sign that all is well. I will go tomorrow morning to check out the theatre and hope that there is no damage or minimal damage at best. Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers in my dilema. I will let you know how opening day is in 2 days. Oh boy. As the saying goes: "The Show Must Go On!"
------------- Old volunteers never die, they just get recycled! |
Posted By: bbpchick
Date Posted: 4/06/08 at 12:51pm
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My thoughts are with you too. In the beginning of '07 the pipes in our bathrooms burst and we had water running out of the bathrooms and into our lobby. Luckily it was in early January between our fall show and our spring show, so we hadn't even had auditions yet. Long story short, our bathrooms got repaired, new floors, fresh coat of paint etc... and all before auditions the last week of January. So it will work out. That is the magic of theater. "Break a Leg!" and remember we empathize with you!
Lots of love and good thoughts for your production!
Kendra ------------- Kendra http://www.murphysblackbartplayer.com - www.murphysblackbartplayers.com You are NEVER too old to dress up! |
Posted By: gaftpres
Date Posted: 4/07/08 at 10:17pm
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Update: IT'S A SHOW! Thank you for all of your good thoughts and prayers. The sewer is fixed, we had a double rehearsal today that didn't go great but went well. As the saying goes a rough final rehearsal makes a great opening night. Thanks again everyone! ------------- Old volunteers never die, they just get recycled! |
Posted By: JoeMc
Date Posted: 4/08/08 at 3:44am
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Actually I feel having a major hiccup during a production, always bodes well for a great show!
It never fails to amase me. that the greater the problems, the more everyone focuses on achieving the improbable.
Bewdy gaftpres for pushing 'it up hill & chookas for opening night!
At least it was only the bathrooms & not the Dunny's!
 {I realise the bathroom is another name for the toilet over there!}
 ------------- [western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!} |
Posted By: jayzehr
Date Posted: 4/08/08 at 4:50am
If it's worse than the bathroom, I don't even want to ask what the Dunnys are 
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Posted By: JoeMc
Date Posted: 4/08/08 at 7:20am
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Well I was first introduced the Aussie Dunny back in 1960, actually it was quite an experience! It was on or about 1 PM on the 10th of October.
I had just arrived in Oz that morning in Fremantle on my own at 10AM, after traveling for nearly 4 weeks on a ship, as a 10 Quid Pohm.
I asked my aunt where can I find the tiolet'? She said it is out the back at the end of the garden. Also there is a box of matches there, just in case you need to strike a light?
I came to know the value of striking a light & it was an effective practice of deodorising.
I was told the word dunny is an Ocker corruption of the French 'Dunegan', meaning Privy. Which became known as the Dunekin & Dunecan, describing the method of containment. There was a hatch way at the rear which was used to remove the Can [bucket] in the middle of the night, by 'Dunny Men' also known as Soil or Night Carters.
Each house had a laneway at the rear to give acess to them.
In fact in the older suburbs the DunnySoillane wayaccess is still there, along with the lanes. Also in outback homes in the bush & Stations [farms], they still use the g'd old Dunny systems.
So over the years it has become an Aussie Icon & you can even buy replica models & toy dunny's on EBay.
There is also the Dunny Aussie Derby each two years south west of here in Donnybrook WA.
The Great 'Dunny Derby' race;- http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/200803/s2197467.htm - http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/200803/s2197467.htm There is quite a few poems about the Dunny here is one;-
------------- [western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!} |
Posted By: MartyW
Date Posted: 4/08/08 at 11:51am
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Puts a whole new out take on "Outback Steak House" now dosen't it... ------------- Marty W "Till next we trod the boards.." |
Posted By: gaftpres
Date Posted: 4/08/08 at 6:26pm
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I thought waitressing was a bad job in college......very interesting and insightful Joe. I agree with you Marty, it sure does give a whole new thought about Outback. lol BTW opening day was great. Thanks again all.
------------- Old volunteers never die, they just get recycled! |
Posted By: JoeMc
Date Posted: 4/09/08 at 2:41am
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Isn't it like magic how everything works out - May be hiccups like this should be mandatory with every production?
Great it all went well!
Before the chain is pulled, here is a bit of Dunny humour!
Dolly Parton and Queen Elizabeth die on the same day and they both go before an Angel to find out if they'll be admitted to Heaven. Unfortunately, there's only one space left that day, so the Angel must decide which of them gets in. The Angel asks Dolly if there's some particular reason why she should go to Heaven. Dolly takes off her top and says, "Look at these, they're the most perfect breasts God ever created, and I'm sure it will please the angels to be able to see them every day, for eternity." The Angel thanks Dolly, and asks Her Majesty the same question. The Queen takes a bottle of Perrier out of her purse, shakes it up, and gargles. Then, she spits into a toilet and pulls the lever. The Angel says, "OK, your Majesty, you may go in." Dolly is outraged and asks, "What was that all about? I show you two of God's own perfect creations and you turn me down. She spits into a commode and she gets in! Would you explain that to me?" "Sorry, Dolly," says the Angel , "but even in Heaven, a royal flush beats a pair - no matter how big they are!" ------------- [western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!} |
Posted By: jayzehr
Date Posted: 4/09/08 at 10:58pm
| So how did the opening go? |