On the stageToo shy to ever appear on stage myself, I still hung around theatres like a bad smell when I was younger - lighting and set design were what I was good at.
Backstage we'd attempt to sabotage every production - us lighting geeks would wind up the sound man by putting the remote "pause" button for his reel-to-reel tape machine on his chair, so when he sat down it'd start running, ruining his cues. Actors would do scenes out of order to make our lives hell. It was great and I don't know why I don't still do it.
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chthonic, Fri 2 Dec 2005, 11:02)
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Freudian SlipEarlier this year, we were doing "Annie": I played President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Because there weren't enough men in the cast, FDR's Cabinet had lots of women, including the most alluring sexpot of the entire group, who took on the role of Louis Howe, Roosevelt's campaign advisor (redubbed as Lois Howe).
When I introduced Annie to the Cabinet, I was supposed to say, "and this is Lois Howe, my friend and aide." Instead, what I said was "and this is Lois Howe, my friend and companion."
I clenched my teeth even tighter on the cigarette holder and grimaced as the laughter rolled in from the audience.
(, Mon 5 Dec 2005, 7:35, Reply)
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