| Hello True Believers,
The run of Titus has started. The show isn't bad. It isn't what Julie Taymor envisioned, but this is Oklahoma. The production as a whole isn't all that great, but for something to do in the summer, I suggest you go see it.
I don't want to do theatre anymore, thank you.
Well, that isn't true at all. But I am having issues with the people in this line of work. I have come to the decision that actors were either never loved by their parents, or they were severely molested as children. Either way, they are all drama queens that can't wait until it is their turn to speak. The people in this production seem to want to one up each other at every turn. "My costume is too, loose!" "Yeah, well try wearing a costume that's too tight, like mine!" "Oh Yeah, well try wearing a costume filled with piranha eggs, like mine!" These people are whiney, they know everything, and they seem to think that I give a shit about every production that they've ever been in.
Can I make this clear enough? I hate actors. I do. I hate every slimy, self centered piece of filth that comes out of their ass kissing mouths. They bring no professionalism to the art that they are coincidentally apart of. They don't know what they're saying, they don't care what the story is, or what it is about, all they know is that they are talking and people are watching them.
I don't want to work with these people, I don't want to know these people I don't want to be these people. Please tell me I'm not like them. I know I'm not easy to get along with, I know that I threw a fit about CWOWSA. For anybody I was ever this way to during a production or just during life, I apologize. I would also like to take this time to thank all of those people from OBU, and the people in the Titus cast, that aren't like this. You bring something more to the space than laughs and dreams.
Now, for the director. When a director isn't stepping up, what do you do as an actor. Do you make decisions and present them, or do you try to play it off like you weren't thinking about it for a long time? Or do you let someone do their job, even if they aren't doing it? If you do step up, you run the risk of becoming the diva of the production. So what to do?
After all of this, I have good news. I have been asked to play Hortensio in Taming of the Shrew in a Western theme . Again it will be for OSP, the same cry babies that butchered Titus, and even the same director. I said I'd do it. And I will to, but I almost don't want to because of the people involved. But, can I let that stop me? It may only be a step up from community theatre, but it's still more work with Shakespeare, and after a few reversals, I think this one will be fun. The comedies are always more fun. I'll tell you if you need to see it or not. Titus is ok, but go ahead and miss it. Especially if you like Julie Taymor.
In Loving Memory,
Collin Blackard |
