post-show depression and upcoming show advice

[MyDreamsRecurring]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 10:49pm

Do you ever get really really depressed after you finish a show?
The last performance of Bye Bye Birdie was Saturday (I was Rosie) and I'm completely depressed. I'm auditioning for A Midsummer Nights Dream at a local theater just to get on the stage again. BBB was the first musical I was in (though ive been a huge fan of them my whole life) and i know ill never get a lead role like that again. Am I going crazy or does this happen to lots of theater people?

Also, this summer, which of the following should I try out for?
I'm a sixteen year old female if that helps

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Pirates of Penzance
Pippin
Aida
West Side Story (really far away though)

i really don't know much about the first four. what's my best bet?

gah i'm so sad

*walks away humming "Rosie" and wishes her Albert were singing it to her*

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 11:09pm

Yeah I tend to get really depressed after a show that I'm in has ended, or even after seeing a show I've really wanted to see for the first time. I don't know why, maybe because you wait forever for that moment and then suddenly its over. I did this really great scene in a small show that I did with my summer class and even though it was a fairly small, one night thing I felt really fullfilled and satisfied at the end but that night after I got home I felt so sad because it was all over. Weird but true. :-P

[rmposey]

Posted: 4/26/05 at 11:11am

Ah yes, the post-show despondency...I have become a victim of it on several occasions. As far as what show you should try out for next, Pirates of Penzance is an operetta and it's a really fun show!! The soprano lead is Mabel, the older alto lead is Ruth, pirate maid-of-all-work, and there are two small roles, Edith and Kate, for alto/mezzo. There is a female chorus and there are a lot of chorus numbers. Forum has more male leads than female but it's a silly, fun show.

[DTBG2]

Posted: 4/26/05 at 11:14am

i would participate in Aida, West Side Story, and How to $ucceed....

[ikmbway]

Posted: 4/26/05 at 11:18am

Some of my closest friends and I were in a show and we had 5 shows that day. Dress rehearsal at 7 A.M. to the last performance ending at about 9:30. After the last show i was tired and done. The next day i was like I wanna get back up on stage and do it again. On Thursday we just had our cast party. Signed props and other stuff and watched our performance. Everyone just wanted to just get back up and do the show all over again. (its a choir show at my school i was on stage dancing not singing) so its not any good show, it is an original show with songs that the lyrics were just changed.

I think you should do Aida only because thats the one im most familiar with and I love it. It's a great show.

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 4/26/05 at 11:20am

i was not depressed after the show i just finished *smoke on the mountain--don't ask* but after leaving each theater when i was in NY i was sooo happy--then when we got ready to go home i was sooo depressed. and I still am. Mine is more like Post-NY depression.

3 more years and I can move there...counting down!

[MyDreamsRecurring]

Posted: 4/26/05 at 5:56pm

thanks for everybody's advice, ill keep it all in mind

Posted: 4/26/05 at 5:59pm

Yes, I felt it last year badly because I didnt get in the play... I still miss my old show "Damn Yankees" but "Man Who Came To Dinner" is such fun to do it nulls the pain...

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 4/26/05 at 6:00pm

Do shows for a few years, you'll be jaded and bitter like I am and be GLAD when shows are over. :)

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 4/26/05 at 6:02pm

Depending on how they cast those shows....If you could play one of the daughters in PIRATES, you would have an lots of terrific fun. Ditto with WEST SIDE and PIPPIN if you are a dancer.

Your best bet is to audition for all of them and see what happens. Keep your options open. Some of my best on stage experiences came with shows I didn't initially have much interest in being part of.

[MyDreamsRecurring]

Posted: 4/26/05 at 6:10pm

You guys are making me very excited about Pirates, even though i dont know much about the show, im def. auditioning
I think I have a better shot of getting into a funny thing happened and how to succeed but i want to do the other shows more

lol i hope i dont get jaded and bitter! haha

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/26/05 at 6:25pm

i just finished a production of grease....its tough, but youll get over it

[maybethistime]

Posted: 4/26/05 at 6:38pm

I'd say try out for them all and see what you get! The worst that can happen is you're in the chorus*, which is still loads of fun!

*Keep in mind I'm trying to be motivating & inspirational here! And, assuming you were Rosie, you *should* make the chorus, at least, but just so you don't get your hopes up: DISCLAIMER: the worst that can *actually* happen is you don't make it, but gain 6 more auditioning expiriences to learn from! It's a win/pretend-you-win situation!

[Katecab99]

Posted: 4/26/05 at 6:52pm

i feel it for like, a week. then i seek desperatley for the next thing to get involved in, which helps so much.

Posted: 4/26/05 at 7:32pm

Post show depression??? hahaha and i was running around the theatre dept today extremely happy because the last actor turned in the last script for Carousel that I closed a week ago but now i'm FINALLY done with this show i have been working on since december. Thank God! So obviously no post show depression on this show but i think its cuz i was stage managing it and it took up ALL my time but i do know what you mean and do get post show depression on shows i'm in and really love doing. But i do miss every cast i work with.

[jollipops]

Posted: 4/27/05 at 9:08am

you should totally do either AIDA or How To Succeed, both are great fun shows to be a part of.

[Lucifer]

Posted: 4/27/05 at 8:09pm

I suggest "How To Succeed" b/c I was in it (and auditioned w/o knowing too much about it) and it was fantastic! I played Hedy La Rue, which is probably the best role I've ever played (it's actually more of an acting part than a singing part) and the other two lead girl roles are great too!

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 4/27/05 at 8:17pm

I'm a bit confused, when you say you are auditioning for those shows, do you mean the actual professional shows or smaller versions of said shows that your local theatres are doing etc? I know, kinda stupid question but I just wasn't aware that you could audition for shows of that professional level at age 16 if that is the case. Anyways, my opinion on it is that Aida would be really fun to do but that could just be because I love the show so much. :-P