Top 10 Reasons You know you work in Community Theater:
- you've ever seriously considered not doing in the murder victim because the gunshot might wake up the audience.13 up, 4 down
- you've ever appeared on stage in an English drawing room murder mystery where half the cast spoke with southern accents.11 up, 3 down
- you've ever been told your director has no eyebrows because he handled special effects for the last show.11 up, 3 down
- you've ever had to haul a sofa off stage between scenes wearing a dinner gown and high heels.10 up, 4 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.12 up, 6 down
- you've ever appeared in a show where the cast outnumbered the audience.15 up, 10 down
- you've ever appeared on stage in an outfit held together with hot glue.14 up, 10 down
- your children have ever begged you not to buy them any more Happy Meals.12 up, 8 down
- you've ever heard a director say, "Try not to bump into the furniture," and mean it.11 up, 7 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.13 up, 10 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 get home from rehearsal and have to go back to the theater because you forgot your kids.9 up, 6 down
- you've ever appeared in a show where an actor leaned out through a window without opening it first.9 up, 6 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.7 up, 4 down
- you've ever appeared on stage wearing your own clothes.8 up, 6 down
- you've ever cleaned a tuxedo with a magic marker.7 up, 6 down
- you've ever said, "Don't worry - we'll just hot glue it."6 up, 5 down
- you've ever gotten a part because you were the only guy who showed up for auditions.8 up, 7 down
- your living room sofa spends more time on stage than you do.6 up, 6 down
- you've ever appeared in a show where tech week is devoted to getting the running time under four and a half hours.5 up, 5 down
- you've ever called for a line -- in front of an audience.11 up, 11 down
- your kids SAY your lines better than you do.7 up, 7 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.5 up, 5 down
- you have your own secret family recipe for stage blood.7 up, 8 down
- you start buying your work clothes at Goodwill so you can buy your costumes at the mall.5 up, 6 down
- you name your son Samuel and tell him that his middle name is in honor the French side of the family.6 up, 7 down
- you think Neil Simon is a misunderstood genius.7 up, 8 down
- the audience recognizes you the minute you walk on stage because they saw you taking out the trash before the show.5 up, 6 down
- you've ever menaced anyone with a gun held together with electrical tape.5 up, 6 down
- you've ever had to play a drunk scene opposite someone who was really drunk.5 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."5 up, 6 down
- your mother has ever greeted you after a performance with the words "Don't give up your day job."7 up, 8 down
- you've ever appeared in a show featuring a flushing toilet sound effect.5 up, 6 down
- your kids know your lines better than you do.7 up, 9 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.6 up, 9 down
- you have a Frequent Shopper Card at The Salvation Army.9 up, 13 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.5 up, 9 down
- you've ever played the father of someone your father's age.3 up, 7 down
- you've ever appeared on stage with people you're related to.6 up, 10 down
