Top 10 Reasons You know you work in Community Theater:
- you've ever appeared on stage in an English drawing room murder mystery where half the cast spoke with southern accents.6 up, 2 down
- you get home from rehearsal and have to go back to the theater because you forgot your kids.7 up, 3 down
- you've ever appeared in a show where an actor leaned out through a window without opening it first.7 up, 3 down
- you've ever had to haul a sofa off stage between scenes wearing a dinner gown and high heels.6 up, 3 down
- you've ever appeared on stage wearing your own clothes.7 up, 5 down
- you think Neil Simon is a misunderstood genius.6 up, 4 down
- you've ever seriously considered not doing in the murder victim because the gunshot might wake up the audience.4 up, 3 down
- you've ever had to haul a sofa off stage between scenes wearing a dinner gown and high heels - and you're a guy.4 up, 3 down
- you've ever appeared in a show featuring a flushing toilet sound effect.4 up, 3 down
- you start buying your work clothes at Goodwill so you can buy your costumes at the mall.4 up, 4 down
More about "community theater"
In the UK the term 'community theatre' is used for a movement of professional theatre companies which developed in the 70's, 80's presenting plays for specific communities with common interests - local, or regional. The plays represented the lived experiences and concerns of these communities, had a radical approach and were performed in local community centres. The best known company was 7.84 ('7% of the population own 84% of the wealth') touring working class areas.[+] Post a Comment | toggle meta
More reasons You know you work in Community Theater
- you've ever appeared in a show where tech week is devoted to getting the running time under four and a half hours.4 up, 4 down
- you've ever gotten a part because you were the only guy who showed up for auditions.5 up, 5 down
- the set designer has ever told you not to walk on the left half of the stage because the floor's still wet -- five minutes before curtain.4 up, 4 down
- you've ever cleaned a tuxedo with a magic marker.5 up, 6 down
- the audience recognizes you the minute you walk on stage because they saw you taking out the trash before the show.3 up, 4 down
- you've ever been told your director has no eyebrows because he handled special effects for the last show.3 up, 4 down
- your living room sofa spends more time on stage than you do.3 up, 5 down
- you can find a prop in the prop room that hasn't seen the light of day in ten years, but you don't know where your own vacuum cleaner is.4 up, 6 down
- your children have ever begged you not to buy them any more Happy Meals.3 up, 5 down
- you've ever appeared in a show where the cast outnumbered the audience.4 up, 6 down
- It is common practice for their to be indecent pictures placed in pages of a book just to see what actors can hold character best, and for the amusement of the tech.2 up, 4 down
- you've ever said, "Don't worry - we'll just hot glue it."2 up, 5 down
- you've ever appeared on stage in an outfit held together with hot glue.5 up, 8 down
- you name your son Samuel and tell him that his middle name is in honor the French side of the family.2 up, 5 down
- you've ever had to play a drunk scene opposite someone who was really drunk.2 up, 5 down
- you've ever heard a director say, "Try not to bump into the furniture," and mean it.2 up, 5 down
- you've ever appeared on stage with people you're related to.3 up, 6 down
- you've ever heard the head of the set construction crew say, "Just paint it black - no one will ever see it."2 up, 5 down
- your mother has ever greeted you after a performance with the words "Don't give up your day job."4 up, 7 down
- you have your own secret family recipe for stage blood.3 up, 7 down
- your lighting director has ever missed a cue because he was blinded by the glare from the sea of bald heads in the audience.2 up, 6 down
- you've ever menaced anyone with a gun held together with electrical tape.2 up, 6 down
- your kids SAY your lines better than you do.2 up, 6 down
- you have a Frequent Shopper Card at The Salvation Army.3 up, 8 down
- you've ever called for a line -- in front of an audience.1 up, 6 down
- you've ever played the father of someone your father's age.1 up, 6 down
- your kids know your lines better than you do.1 up, 6 down
- you've ever appeared in or worked on a production of Love, Sex and the IRS, or any other show written by Van Zandt and Milmore.1 up, 7 down
