From: HobgoblinH-AT-aol.com Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:51:38 EST To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] A Puppeteer's Dream Our troupe has had the reality of the nightmare so many times-- arriving for a performance without a main character, or without a scrim-- that was the worst. But as to the missing character, we just re-write the show with a different character, or substitute another character in that place. Most of our shows are improv anyway. Once our jester played the doctor. Possibly the weirdest event was where we left the dragon at home. This was "St. George and the Dragon." We just had a bare hand come out forming a dragon head. Its lines all came out flat because it couldn't act. It was very, very funny. As to the nightmare, I've had it, too. But then there's the teacher's nightmare, which I have every year before school opens. I'm teaching a large class the names of whom I do not know in an unfamiliar school. If I had not done that in reality dozens of times... My father had the student's nightmare long after we had grown up-- he would have a test for which he had not studied, and he had missed the class a lot. One recurrent nightmare (caused by past experiences of 6-7 years ago) which is not unlike Bob's-- I am lost in the bad part of a strange city, and my partner is not helpful about it, or he's somewhere else, and no one I speak to can help me. At least that sort of thing does not happen to me in real life any more. Cheers, Alice In a message dated 2/24/2009 9:04:56 A.M. Central Standard Time, anne-AT-tanglewoodmarionettes.com writes: P.S. The road crew went off without the lead character yesterday. Fortunately, they were within 40 minutes of home base, so I was able to drop everything and give the malingering puppet a personal escort to the show. It was a close call, and we've had a string of those lately (mistaken double-bookings, but luckily close enough geographically to manage to meet both obligations; vehicle break-down, but again at an opportune place and time so that all obligations were met, etc.) The Puppet Gods have been smiling, but I think we've used up all our chits... **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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