Arrrrrrrrgh.
So I got the approval to workshop; had to get in touch with the director of the play currently being produced to get their rehearsal schedule. This took nearly a week, as I had to wait until auditions were done, callbacks were done, and then she still wasn't sure of the schedule of one of the actors. But I got approval (from her) to go ahead and reserve a date. This was on Friday afternoon (the 31st). When my husband got home, I asked him if Thursday the 6th would work; the workshop would be after working hours, but he's been working late a lot and it takes 45 minutes for me to drive to the theatre. He said he would have to check his schedule; which means I would have to wait until Monday. NO. I hated to be a jerk about it, but honestly, I've been waiting for this to happen since MARCH. I said Thursday it would be and he'd just have to deal with it. Okay, I may have been kind of a jerk. Thankfully, he understood. So I e-mailed the board president to officially request the date, and would a board member be able to be there? She got back to me on Sunday and said she'd message the board and see if anyone would be available that day. ARGH. Waiting again. And here it is Monday afternoon and I still haven't heard. Admittedly, it is not easy to get people to reply within 24 hours (I've never understood why, but people do have their reasons so...). But this is Thursday we're talking about! I'm nervous as hell that nobody will be able to come, just because of short notice. I just e-mailed the president again. Damn, I hate hate hate doing it: but there are times when you've just got to be a pest. I did say that if she hasn't heard from anyone, maybe we should reschedule for next week. That's hardly what I want, but hopefully that would be easier to coordinate! You might be wondering, what is the big deal? Why is it so imperative that I get this scheduled ASAP? Well, I wouldn't be jumping about so much; I truly am grateful that the theatre is helping me out, and I realize I have to work around their schedule and give them leeway. One reason is that, well, I've been waiting for this to happen since March. I may have mentioned that. Did I say March? I meant, March. But the main reason is: this is a Halloween play. I was hoping to start the workshop earlier so I'd have plenty of time, but I didn't get approval until July. Okay, no problem; if we do the first read-through in July, we can do two more in August and September, and then I have time for a quick rehearsal and staged read-through in October... before Halloween. Just thought it made sense, you know? And now it looks like we'll be a little late. And then I'm going on a family vacation for a week and a half in October, so that'll have to be scheduled around. And the theatre is undergoing construction in November and December, so scheduling pretty much anything then is going to be impossible. And. And. And... I'm a tad not happy. Trying not to be. Trying to stay positive. Trying to focus on the fact that I should be, and truly am, grateful. I have great friends and good people to support me this much. I am very lucky. Many people don't get this far. I just... want to get a LITTLE further. To be continued...
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