Funny Valentines closes :(

Another show has closed, the stage has been stripped of it’s decor, (most of the walls remain since a good portion of it will be recycled into the next show), the costumes have been hung up and only the memories remain now of a very good time had by all.. oh and a HUGE pile of stuff for me to drag upstairs!
This ended up being a great run and fun show to be in. Such a fun and reliable cast to be on stage with!
Having never been onstage before with our resident “powerhouse actor”, PJ, I was pleased to be able to even attempt to keep up with him, and yes I will always relish my ability to nearly crack him up night after night, sorry for those wild eyes PJ! To fellow wigger Sue,I’m glad we went with the red, we didn’t actually have much stage time together but I did enjoy the brief moments we shared. Mary Jo, hope the Colgate worked well enough for all those xoxoxoxo scenes. Judy, Judy, Judy you scene stealer you, what can I say, you were funny and always a joy to be around.
A big thanks to Tim for the lights and sound, Donna (Gladys) for the help backstage, the refreshments and moral support. I guess my thanks here are a mere formality compared to the applause she got several nights for her “cameo scene change”. Delilah for pitching in, John too!
We were very lucky to have our director, Claire back out of the hospital after a short stay for the last weekend of performances, we are all glad your doing better, hang in there!
I had one of those moments today as I stood peeking through one of the peep holes located around the set.. How weird is this… what we do?? To me it is strange to think that all around the world, people just like us are putting on strange clothes, walking around in a temporary house, and saying words written by other people acting like people often so unlike our natural personalities, making audiences laugh and cry. Then when its all over , we go back to our regular daily lives. Wonder why it is that we like to do this? Is it for us? Is it for the patrons? Is it worth all the sacrifices? What is it that is inside of us that makes us have the sometimes uncontrollable desire to “put on a show!” Hmmmm. I wonder.. any thoughts?
I know I sure enjoy the art itself of being on stage, forcing the mind to work as it does. Keeping your body open though all kinds of blocking, your voice projecting to the back row, even in tender moments. Making all kinds of faces to display a variety of emotions, trying to lose yourself in a character, it’s all so complicated.. I guess this has been debated over for all of time so I doubt I will be able to discover an answer here in my little blog, but give it some thought and let me know…ok?
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About Mitchell Antesky

Also known as the "Crazy Bald Guy", Mitch has filled many different roles at FCT and other area theatres, including (deep breath) president, chairman, propmaster, tech director, set designer, set dresser, actor, and director...but not all at once. He is active at Genoa Civic Theatre, Bellevue Society for the Arts, and frequently collaborates with Oak Harbor High School as a designer and technical consultant.