Staying Sane in this Insane World.

♥ Sunday, March 27, 2011

Finally, the end of production!!! It had been an exhausting recess week spent on rehearsals every day, though i have to say the ardous journey was worth it. The response on production day itself was awesome. Somehow, through some miracle or something, we sold about 300+ tickets :) Not a full house, but good enough! Have to applaud the cast for their fab performance; they really put in their best at Jubilee Hall with barely a missed line or cue, and the crew worked really hard too, working with the props and sounds and lights. The effect onstage was beyond my expectations and with the sound and lights effects i was pretty impressed myself by what we eventually accomplished. Despite not acting, gotta say i experienced the pre-performance jitters too. Was nervous as hell backstage before the show started, pacing behind the curtains hearing the sounds from the audience get louder and louder. Was really worried that Act 1 would be so boring that it'd put people to sleep, but surprisingly the audience laughed at all the lame jokes and even lines that weren't meant to be jokes (which got abit annoying towards the end since we're reaching the serious part). The support was a huge morale booster for both the cast and us who were watching from backstage! hahah me n yuzheng were like 'wtf?!' backstage when we heard the responses. Production Success!! Reflections.. It felt pretty surreal on production day itself, realising that all the late nights/rehearsals/blood/sweat/tears were all for that one performance. Whatever that we worked so hard for were gonna be realised on stage that night. Suddenly it seems as though everything has gone by too fast. Ironic isn't it; wishing we'd just get over everything fast when we're still at it, yet wishing time would slow down when we finally reached the finale. 15min before the house went live, the cast, weilun and i had this spiritual circle thingy in the dressing room. Spencer did the honors, calmly cooling the cast down. Everyone closed eyes and held hands while he talked about how far we've come, and it's time to give our best shot. Then the D went on to place the cast in their characters. For that moment, i was touched. Looking around at the cast, i had a suddenly flashback of how i first met every one of them, and the times we spent together at rehearsals, dinners/suppers and htht sessions. A sudden surge of emotions, realising how thankful i am to have gotten to know them. Hall prod has taken up a huge part of my life especially ever since december where rehearsals got more intense, and everyone has sacrificed in one way or another for the production. It was never an easy journey, and i had my moments of weakness and threw my fair share of tempers. Guess i am guilty for being a little extreme at times, and for that im apologetic to those who worked with me. But well, it wouldn't be as memorable if the whole journey was smooth and happy right? :p Now that everything's over, it's time to get back to studies (alot of catching up to do!). But i really really hope that we'd all stay as close cos i really grew to love the people i work with :)

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