There are certain life struggles only theatre people understand. Here are 15 of them.
15. Throat Coat. My nana always said, the worse it tastes, the better it'll work. Throat Coat takes that rule to a new level.
14. Falling off the stage. Come on, it's happened to you at least once.
13. When the director changes something, and then two days later, changes it back.
12. When your cast members' families know you by your character name and not your real name.
11. Showmances. They never end well, and they make out in the wings. GET A ROOM.
10. When the actors touch props that aren't theirs.
9. Turning everything into a quote from a show. Oh, right, I need to speak English to you.
8. Cast plagues. If one person is sick, then EVERYONE gets sick. Sharing is caring.
7. Getting a song from a past show stuck in your head. I did Joseph when I was 7, and I STILL have "Joseph's Coat" stuck in my head. "It was red and yellow and green and brown and scarlet and black and ochre and peach ..."
6. Going out in public with your stage makeup on. Yes, I look like Ursula. Please stop staring at me.
5. Mic tape.
4. Trying, and failing, to get all of the hairspray out of your hair. I've just given up at this point.
3. Quick changes. Oh no, I don't mind having 0.5 seconds to change into a completely new costume, backstage, in front of our tech crew. What do you mean we won't have any light?
2. Tech Week. Otherwise known as Hell Week.
1. Post-show depression. What do you mean it's all over? No, no I'm fine. I'm just going to go eat a gallon of ice cream.
We may complain, but we wouldn't have it any other way. It's what makes theatre worth it.
