Safe & Sound

I've spent my life in theatre - from community theatre to school theatre to professional theatre. I've been an actor, director, playwright, and producer. And there's a special kind of acting nerd that will just not shut the fuck up about their character. (affectionate)

I was once cornered at a cast party for an hour by an actor who had to tell me the complex backstory of her Threepenny Opera ensemble character from a production she was in two years prior.

I once had a scene partner who wanted to play through an improvisation of our characters' entire courtship, engagement and wedding (which ruled).

I've had actors write letters to each other in character, and hide them around the stage.

And yes, I've known actors who wrote fanfiction about their characters having a happy ending after the end of the play.

So the idea of loving your character that much, and then having thousands of strangers who love them just as much... thousands of people who also want your special little guy to be happy (or suffer in fun and interesting ways), people who are not only willing to hear every little detail you've imagined for your character, but are absolutely delighted to hear about every thought that crossed your mind while you were performing??? And THEN to make a living on that??????

I'd live and die for moments that we stole

On begged and borrowed time

So tell me to run

"Mister Bashir, what a pleasure it is to finally meet you."

working late :)