Hoi Polloi - Musicals Tonight! Really delightful world-premiere of a Noel Coward piece that follows a young couple’s first encounter on a day in London. One day that I wished had lasted forever, because I had so much fun with all of these characters and I fell in love with them falling in love in London. Such a great cast! (More photos below)
Hi Friends! It seems like right now, in this moment, slow and steady is all we have. The past few months have been a strange waiting game and right now, though the rest of the world is starting to open up, we are still waiting.
This can be so so frustrating. Trust me, I am feeling your pain.
When WILL our lives restart? WILL they restart? How can we advance when we feel completely at a stand still?
Pre-quarantine one of the most popular questions from performers has been- “How can I move to the next level? How can I advance? What will make me book that job, get an agent, get noticed, get a callback? What can I change to advance more quickly?”
Sometimes there are small bits of creative criticism and encouragement to be dealt out, that may change a performer’s perspective, but mostly the most frustrating answer of all. “Just keep going - you are doing everything right, you just have to trust and stay in the game.”
What does it mean to stay in the game? Stay creative, maintain and work on your craft/skills, keep your imagination alive and your heart open, show up (in the room or via taped submission - showing up is showing up either way). So, there are always small things you can do for yourself to facilitate personal advancement, but you can’t always force a timeline or a particular result. It’s cliche, but sometimes very true that “Slow and steady wins the race.”
Stay in the game. Keep trusting that we will emerge from our cocoons and really take the time to gestate on all the colorful work that is yet to come….
I am personally so excited for that colorful moment when we can all re-launch. Sometimes the waiting makes it even better!
Shine on - Holly
