What it is enough to scare the “Shipoopi” out of you according to Ben bromley?
An actor learns many lessons in community theater: — always remember to turn off your microphone upon heading to the dressing room for a costume change, lest everyone in the theater hear you curse your co-star for messing up the last scene; — never do anything to upset the spotlight operators, lest you perform your big scene in complete darkness; and most important, — be sure to remember that panic is your friend. As I write this masterpiece, I am a week away from taking the stage as professor Harold Hill in the local community theater troupe’s production of “The Music Man.” As anyone who has ever appeared in an amateur production can attest, a week from opening night is about the time you start thinking only divine intervention can salvage the show. So at this moment, I am inclined to panic. But having appeared in my share of community plays, I know everything is proceeding right on schedule. As I sit at my keyboard, I’m as freaked out as a girls slumber party watching “Halloween.” Bu
Ben Bromley: Panic is an actor’s best friend An actor learns many lessons in community theater: — always remember to turn off your microphone upon heading to the dressing room for a costume change, lest everyone in the theater hear you curse your co-star for messing up the last scene; — never do anything to upset the spotlight operators, lest you perform your big scene in complete darkness; and most important, — be sure to remember that panic is your friend. As I write this masterpiece, I am a week away from taking the stage as professor Harold Hill in the local community theater troupe’s production of “The Music Man.” As anyone who has ever appeared in an amateur production can attest, a week from opening night is about the time you start thinking only divine intervention can salvage the show. So at this moment, I am inclined to panic. But having appeared in my share of community plays, I know everything is proceeding right on schedule. As I sit at my keyboard, I’m as freaked out as a
