I recall seeing a British movie many, MANY years ago on television...black & white...probably from the 40's or 50's...regarding the rehearsing of a rather wretched, trite play by a repertory theatre company...a rather bitter sweet comedy in which one of the subplots involves a husband and wife acting team in which the husband is dealing with failure (and alcoholism?), and the wife is offered an incredible acting project, which if she accepts would seriously endanger her marriage. I believe was was based upon a stage play. I think it was called something like "Next Tuesday, We Open."
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
<--- the set of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I was assistant stage manager for during the 2007 season at the STNJ outdoor stage.
-Dre-
You must remember all the same that at the crux of every game is knowing when it's time to leave the table... And it's important to be artful in your exit. No turning back, you must accept the con is done... It was a ball, it was a blast. And it's a shame it couldn't last. But every chapter has to end, you must agree. ~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
There's a special kind of people known as show people. We live in a world full of dreams. Sometimes we're not too certain what's false and what's real. But we're seldom in doubt about what we feel. ~Curtains~
It is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to, than I have ever known. ~A Tale of Two Cities ~