You have to go to the stage door for the actors to come out when Broadway shows go on tour such as: Wicked, Dirty Dancing, Newsies, and etc.
You quote phrases from shows you have been on an everyday basis.
You own a few pairs of character shoes.
You watch the Tony Awards as if it was a national holiday every year in June.
Hell week is tech week in theatre, which means the whole cast gets sick, drink hot tea together and sing through the pain.
Being in the Ensemble is so much fun and get to dance a whole lot depending on the show!
Auditioning for a show is always hard for some people, but others is a piece of cake. Everyone auditioning for a musical may have butterflies in their stomach, but it is normal.
People that have done theatre are comfortable changing in front of people because it is natural since there are always so many quick changes in theatre
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Staying in character during the whole show.
Learning new things in theatre, like building the sets for shows.
What happens in the light booth stays in the light booth.
Finding random bobby pins at the bottom of your bag.
Warming up before the show goes on.
If you see the audience, the audience sees you.
After the last show, the cast and crew get together and have a cast a crew party to celebrate the run of the show.
Good luck means bad luck to an actor: only says break a leg before every performance.
Always listen to you stage manager and crew.
Only drink water in your costume - that is the costumers' number one rule.
Do not touch the props if it is not yours.
Late night rehearsal during tech week.
When your theatre family is your family for a lifetime.
Theatre reunions.
When the Director doesn’t show up and the Assistant Director has to take over.
No sleep during tech week.
Directors pet peeve is to get off book which means know your lines at the beginning not during tech week.
Always singing and going over choreography.
You save every program to every show you have been too.
Your playlist consists of show tunes.
Having confidence when you are on the stage.
Diction is the key.
You are always practicing.
You go and support other theaters by going to see the show.
Waiting for the next show.
Mic tape is sometimes a struggle putting on.
Do not get in the way of the stage manager and stage crew backstage unless you are moving a set piece or a prop.
Memorizing songs and lines for any show.
Friendships will last forever.
The ghost light.
Stepping onto the stage again, and always remembering why it’s the most awesome feeling in the world.
The feeling of going out with stage makeup still on.
Our entire wardrobe is about 80 percent show shirts.
Jazz
Learning "Curtain Call" the bows at the second to last day of tech week.
