Cure for the dreaded "show hangover"?
Tue, 18 Sept 2001, 12:47 pmLeah Maher9 posts in thread
Cure for the dreaded "show hangover"?
Tue, 18 Sept 2001, 12:47 pmAlways the way.
You devote three months of your life and physical and intellectual energy to a show. You become part of, not only a close knit team, but an occurance, a happening, you are brought together with a small band of your peers in a common endevour. You put the show on, you survive dramas, poor houses, missed cues, less than reliable props and fudged lines (and occasionally medical emergenceys) together. You bask in great houses, cheers and applause together. You introduce each other to friends who have seen the show and feel so proud when they say to your castmates "You were really great". You fall a tiny bit in love with all of them and all of it. The curtain goes down on the final show; speeches, party, hugs, well intentioned but usually ultimately futile promises to keep in touch, goodbyes.
You wake up the next morning to work, family, friends; your life........not beleiving you could ever feel so empty.
Does anyone know a cure for the dreaded show hangover?
You devote three months of your life and physical and intellectual energy to a show. You become part of, not only a close knit team, but an occurance, a happening, you are brought together with a small band of your peers in a common endevour. You put the show on, you survive dramas, poor houses, missed cues, less than reliable props and fudged lines (and occasionally medical emergenceys) together. You bask in great houses, cheers and applause together. You introduce each other to friends who have seen the show and feel so proud when they say to your castmates "You were really great". You fall a tiny bit in love with all of them and all of it. The curtain goes down on the final show; speeches, party, hugs, well intentioned but usually ultimately futile promises to keep in touch, goodbyes.
You wake up the next morning to work, family, friends; your life........not beleiving you could ever feel so empty.
Does anyone know a cure for the dreaded show hangover?
Leah MaherTue, 18 Sept 2001, 12:47 pm
Always the way.
You devote three months of your life and physical and intellectual energy to a show. You become part of, not only a close knit team, but an occurance, a happening, you are brought together with a small band of your peers in a common endevour. You put the show on, you survive dramas, poor houses, missed cues, less than reliable props and fudged lines (and occasionally medical emergenceys) together. You bask in great houses, cheers and applause together. You introduce each other to friends who have seen the show and feel so proud when they say to your castmates "You were really great". You fall a tiny bit in love with all of them and all of it. The curtain goes down on the final show; speeches, party, hugs, well intentioned but usually ultimately futile promises to keep in touch, goodbyes.
You wake up the next morning to work, family, friends; your life........not beleiving you could ever feel so empty.
Does anyone know a cure for the dreaded show hangover?
You devote three months of your life and physical and intellectual energy to a show. You become part of, not only a close knit team, but an occurance, a happening, you are brought together with a small band of your peers in a common endevour. You put the show on, you survive dramas, poor houses, missed cues, less than reliable props and fudged lines (and occasionally medical emergenceys) together. You bask in great houses, cheers and applause together. You introduce each other to friends who have seen the show and feel so proud when they say to your castmates "You were really great". You fall a tiny bit in love with all of them and all of it. The curtain goes down on the final show; speeches, party, hugs, well intentioned but usually ultimately futile promises to keep in touch, goodbyes.
You wake up the next morning to work, family, friends; your life........not beleiving you could ever feel so empty.
Does anyone know a cure for the dreaded show hangover?
Grant MalcolmTue, 18 Sept 2001, 12:54 pm
RE: Cure for the dreaded "show hangover"?
Leah wrote:
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> Does anyone know a cure for the dreaded show hangover?
Hamlet?
:-)
Auditions for 2002 New Fortune Season at University of WA coming up in November. Stay tuned.
Cheers
Grant
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> Does anyone know a cure for the dreaded show hangover?
Hamlet?
:-)
Auditions for 2002 New Fortune Season at University of WA coming up in November. Stay tuned.
Cheers
Grant
Walter PlingeTue, 18 Sept 2001, 01:01 pm
RE: Cure for the dreaded "show hangover"?
I keep having to resist an urge to buy more pizza bases and beer.
P.
P.
Walter PlingeTue, 18 Sept 2001, 02:44 pm
RE: Cure for the dreaded "show hangover"?
You make it sound like a love affair, you got dumped and now you are on the rebound. You are a danger to yourself and those around you young lady whilst you are in this vulnerable state. Getting over a very long one night stand is a slow process. Sure there are other 'stages' lurking out there, bright lights and appreciative fans to lift you off in the euphoria of the... "wait, don't close the curtain just yet, please, I have more lines, I'm sure I have ...you bas***ds ...I need this."
Solution 1
- Get yourself to a bottle shop. Aquire a bottle of Bombay Saphire, four lemons and a six pack of Schweppes Tonic water (not the diet one). In your laundry you should have a sturdy bucket (the one you use for soaking your feet in). Add at least a dozen ice cubes, all of the sliced lemons then pour in the entire bottle of Bombay Saphire. Finally add slowly, the entire six pack of tonic water. Make your hand into a fist, plunge it in the bucket and stir the mixture clockwise right up to your elbow. Get your favourite CD, (recommend Richard Ascroft), turn off all the lights, find a corner and sip directly from the bucket. By the time the CD is finished, you should have completly forgotten about the last play. Keep empty bucket nearby for spillage.
Solution 2
- see solution 1
Harry
Solution 1
- Get yourself to a bottle shop. Aquire a bottle of Bombay Saphire, four lemons and a six pack of Schweppes Tonic water (not the diet one). In your laundry you should have a sturdy bucket (the one you use for soaking your feet in). Add at least a dozen ice cubes, all of the sliced lemons then pour in the entire bottle of Bombay Saphire. Finally add slowly, the entire six pack of tonic water. Make your hand into a fist, plunge it in the bucket and stir the mixture clockwise right up to your elbow. Get your favourite CD, (recommend Richard Ascroft), turn off all the lights, find a corner and sip directly from the bucket. By the time the CD is finished, you should have completly forgotten about the last play. Keep empty bucket nearby for spillage.
Solution 2
- see solution 1
Harry
stuartWed, 19 Sept 2001, 09:19 am
RE: Cure for the dreaded "show hangover"?
I must be getting old Leah, 'cos I am always relieved when a show finishes and I can get back to a regular sleep pattern
I think the old "Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi" is as good a bet as any, get on with the next show
Stuart
I think the old "Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi" is as good a bet as any, get on with the next show
Stuart
Walter PlingeWed, 19 Sept 2001, 10:15 am
RE: Cure for the dreaded "show hangover"?
After a few years in Theatre I have come to conclusion that there is only 2 points in a show.
One, is when this wonderful show opens,
The other is when the F!#@ING thing closes.
Michael
One, is when this wonderful show opens,
The other is when the F!#@ING thing closes.
Michael
AmandaWed, 19 Sept 2001, 03:45 pm
RE: Cure for the dreaded "show hangover"?
i completley aggree
tomasfordSat, 22 Sept 2001, 08:50 pm
RE: Cure for the dreaded "show hangover"?
I disagree with Michael and Amanda, but Stuart has the right idea methinks :) If you're hungover, keep drinking! A good way of working is trying to schedule show rehearsals to overlap halfway through: but this comes with the warning that it may make theatre a hell-like experience of repetition and turn your social life into a desolate wasteland (eg, see my social life. It's a saturday night and I'm at home distracting myself from finishing a proposal - anybody with a spare life can feel free to chuck it my way).
Peace out,
Tom
Peace out,
Tom
Walter PlingeThu, 4 Oct 2001, 11:00 am
RE: Cure for the dreaded "show hangover"?
Yes,I'm back;thanks for all the cards& letters;I missed you as well;it was a bit like the end of show blues Leah (being away).
Grants suggested "cure" sounded like more of the affliction,rather like recommending a drink to a morose alchoholic.
Yes ,stage work is addictive,and yet the after effects are probably less harmful than most other drugs& ,yes,I suppose you could see an audition as "rehabilitation"
I may be interested in a little well cooked Hamlet myself!
Grants suggested "cure" sounded like more of the affliction,rather like recommending a drink to a morose alchoholic.
Yes ,stage work is addictive,and yet the after effects are probably less harmful than most other drugs& ,yes,I suppose you could see an audition as "rehabilitation"
I may be interested in a little well cooked Hamlet myself!