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The fact that the word “actor” is in the word “tractor” makes me physically ill

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someone just left the dorm complex and she was wearing a shirt that said “I’m a thespian. my parents think it’s a stage.” and I swear I laughed for three minutes without stopping to breathe

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the musicals of the 2016-2017 broadway season

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STUDENT ACTORS ARE THE NEXT VICTIMS

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yall realize that saying macbeth is only bad luck if ur in the theatre

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Things my stage manager has said in the booth over the course of this show

“I guess he doesn’t crave that mineral.”

“It seems everyone is hitting puberty tonight. That is just… Splendid. * sighs heavily* ”

“*to the house manager over radio* tell the lobby there is two until act two… or just tell them it’s over and to go home… just spoil the ending for them…”

“Hey do you wanna hear a joke? Okay so which runs faster hot or cold? Hot! Everyone catches a cold! *laughs really hard and almost forgets to call a cue*”

“Oh hey by the way I am getting surgery tomorrow and may be out for the rest of the show. If that is the case, good luck.”

“*starts quoting the script along with the actors but does it in a horrible British accent*”

“I love these children, I really do. But I swear if one more kid misses a line tonight I am disowning all of them.”

“Did he just call him daddy? What kind of play do they think this is? This is a children’s theater for goodness sake”

“*kid in the audience screams at a loud sound* please be quite I am trying to see”

“Oh I guess the rest of the cast is hitting puberty now. Okay then.”

“Hey I need you to go into the dark room of death down there and flip the breaker. Thanks don’t die.”

“what is it that the kids say now? Savage. That was savage.”

“I would say I will miss this but honestly I am going to go home and drink a whole bottle of wine and sleep.”

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Sometimes I think our sound board for cafeteria shows is a little over kill considering all we do is play music and have a handheld mic. But it’s also the old booth board and no one wanted to get rid of it and it works better than the smaller one. If only our light board could be overkill as well because that poor little guy is dwarfed when compared

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Is it common to go to plays alone in NYC or would the box office look at me like a loser with no friends when I pick up only 1 ticket?

I go to the theater alone a lot- maybe all my friends have already seen it, or there’s only one ticket available, or other folks are flat-out not interested. I actually saw The Light Years by myself last week. I figure I’m going to sit in the dark for the bulk of it anyway, who cares if there’s a person with me? I do miss chatting with someone after the show but there’s twitter for that.If you’re really concerned about looking like a loser, get there closer to show time so you aren’t standing around in the lobby by yourself for a long time.

And now, my infamous story about going to the theater alone:

My friends who worked for TDF had an extra ticket to Jerusalem on Broadway. It was a single ticket off to the side, away from their group, but I said sure because it was free Mark Rylance. I was late getting to my seat so I sat in a free aisle seat for the first act, then climbed over an elderly couple to my actual seat during the first intermission. The guy sitting in the seat next to mine turns to the elderly couple and says jokingly “I told you she didn’t stand me up!” And I said “I don’t know you!” and long story short, we’ve been together for 5.5 years.

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Broadway Pink

Light Guy: "Hmmm. Needs more Broadway Pink."

SM: "Broadway Pink? Really?"

Light Guy: "Yeah. I love Broadway Pink."

ASM: "What's with you and Broadway Pink?"

SM: *under my breath* "Nope. Bad question."

Light Guy: " There is NOTHING wrong with Broadway Pink! It's gorgeous! Now shut up and let me enjoy how it looks!"

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