but like, I have so more good and also laughable ones

honorable mention to South Africa for being a cute little feary

and Japan cause we respect a twink

but also to Mexico for saying bisexual rights

and now the ones that I just had a good laugh about (Switzerland and the US)

I’ve noticed something about actors lately. There’s a huge culture of touch in theatre. Heck, it’s part of our jobs. Actors fall asleep in piles backstage, do each others’ hair and makeup, have their hands all over each other when they’re helping one another stretch, do trust exercises based on touch for team-building or for fun, etc, etc.

And yet.

Or, 

Theatrical Folk, a Romanticization

The Determined Romantic. Finds wonder in everything, adamantly refuses to badmouth any other theatre people or any of their previous work. Sees the good in broken people, small roles, and long rehearsals. Loves to write opening night cards, cries into their closing night cards. Prides themselves on wearing out dance shoes. Made of bright lipstick, jazz hands, and paper-wrapped bouquets.

The Intellectual. Approaches every situation as an opportunity to learn. Fills their scripts to the brim with notes. Never late, never bored, never disengaged. Analyzes text and pieces theories together about the characters. Either reads every review and takes notes or refuses to look at all until the show closes. Prone to being genuinely dashing. Made of leather-bound journals, elegant wristwatches, and beautifully-timed cheek kisses.

The Hothead. Never out of energy, never one to back down from a challenge. Belts loud and long and takes “project” as a challenge. Always laughing. The most likely to wear out costume pieces and props. Either the first one or the last one off-book, no exceptions. Uses the word “love” easily and knows it. Dances absently. Made of melting ice cream, sparklers, and over-involved games of poker.

Beetlejuice 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4sRowLho-c

Six

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC3P-YEz9bk

Hadestown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qoQxWykIAU

Avenue Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWEskfjMBCg

Waitress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYCusXeqDzU

Legally Blonde (not a bootleg, but a professionally recorded version of the obc!! i love this one so much :)))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKMsllsH0zI

Little shop of horrors (Pasadena Playhouse version!) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Lvi-lFdTg

Hamilton 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18dy1WYpv0CKOKMh25fY9AND2sgyOR3I7/view

Kinky boots (Act one and two!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trYgvUO_iZw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zWIoWhgNEA

This list comes to you directly from an actor with a primarily stage background, but most of this could be applied to film actors, dancers, etc.

Flowers on opening night/at the debut of their project

Food. Seriously.

A giant pack of bobby pins

Really good cry-proof mascara

Any good luck charm small enough to tuck into a pocket

Literally just a shoulder rub. Actors like to keep tension in their shoulders

A framed poster for their favorite musical

Your willingness to perform one half of a duet in the car

A cute water bottle

Food

Highlighters! Especially in a bunch of different colors

A box of your favorite tea

Big tote bag that will fit a script and water bottle