I Hate Hamlet at Confetti Stage

It all began with a text message. It usually does. I was asked to help out with something. I knew it was related to theater, but I didn't know what specifically until I offered my help. My first real encounter with theater was this past semester (Fall '09). I helped out with a show in a local theater, the show being The Ladies Man at Curtain Call Theater. The show is a farce, and my role was to rotate part of the stage during the show, and help out with some backstage- set changes and things. The whole experience was great, I got to see friends more often and get off campus, which is a really good thing. Now I am helping out at Confetti Stage, located in Albany, just a few minutes down the road. The show is I Hate Hamlet, and although I haven't had the opportunity to really sit and watch the show, the parts I have seen/ listened to have been really funny. As was the case last time, I have already met some really cool and interesting people. Being at Siena really closes you to all types of diversity, and while I may be one of the ones who gets exposed to it, it is still refreshing to meet real people (Siena students aren't real people). I am helping out with the sound cues, things like music and buzzers. It is not as physically taxing as the last show, but I still get very nervous- I don't want to screw anything up. The biggest problem is that this really takes up a lot of time that I should be devoting to school and stuff, but it is really more than worth it, and I make it work, somehow. I am really excited to be a part of this show, even if I don't play a very important part- that's kind of how I like it.

As a last note, I think my next post will center around why Siena College = an epic fail. The reason I bring this up is because I can't even publish this post because my internet is down. But I will leave that rant for another time.

Until next time!